Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 77.8°C vs 74.3°C
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1971 vs 1751
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21088 vs 17496

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	77.8°C vs 74.3°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1971 vs 1751
PassMark - CPU mark	21088 vs 17496

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 750 vs 720
Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5657 vs 3222

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	750 vs 720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5657 vs 3222

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1971

1751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21088

17496

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

720

750

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3222

5657

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1971	1751
PassMark - CPU mark	21088	17496
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	720	750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3222	5657

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1472	1465
Processor Number	E5-2667V3	E5-2640V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.8°C	74.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	90 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	2S
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® AVX2
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)