Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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 E5-2690 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1852 vs 1392
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22018 vs 21374
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs May 2012
Number of cores 10 vs 8
Number of threads 20 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared) vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1852 vs 1392
PassMark - CPU mark 22018 vs 21374

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640

  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1852
1392
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22018
21374
Name Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-4640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1852 1392
PassMark - CPU mark 22018 21374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6694

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-4640

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date September 2013 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $2,697 $2,730
Place in performance rating 1337 1327
Price now $435 $2,730
Processor Number E5-2690V2 E5-4640
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 11.18 1.14
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared) 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 88°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 10 8
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 20 16
Transistor count 1400 million 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.6V-1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 4
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 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® AVX Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
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)