Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 75°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1858 vs 1373
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20810 vs 19028
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1858 vs 1373
PassMark - CPU mark 20810 vs 19028

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1858
1373
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
20810
19028
Name Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1858 1373
PassMark - CPU mark 20810 19028
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5464

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q1'16 Q1'14
Place in performance rating 1457 1463
Processor Number E5-2640V4 E5-4640V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 10 10
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 20 20
VID voltage range 0 0.65-1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.3 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 4
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S 4S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2 Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)