Intel Xeon E5-2670 vs Intel Xeon E5640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 and Intel Xeon E5640 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 80.0°C vs 77.6°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 67% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 288 GB
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1494 vs 1252
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15641 vs 7455
  • Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 602 vs 476
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4635 vs 2185
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2012 vs March 2010
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
Maximum core temperature 80.0°C vs 77.6°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1494 vs 1252
PassMark - CPU mark 15641 vs 7455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 602 vs 476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4635 vs 2185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5640

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1494
1252
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15641
7455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
602
476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4635
2185
Name Intel Xeon E5-2670 Intel Xeon E5640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1494 1252
PassMark - CPU mark 15641 7455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 602 476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4635 2185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 88.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.475

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2670 Intel Xeon E5640

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP Westmere EP
Launch date March 2012 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $145 $49
Place in performance rating 2207 2220
Price now $96.48 $59.49
Processor Number E5-2670 E5640
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 37.05 26.06
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size 435 mm 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 80.0°C 77.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 2.93 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 2270 million 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

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