Intel Xeon E5540 vs Intel Xeon X5570

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5540 and Intel Xeon X5570 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Xeon E5540

Intel Xeon X5570

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5540

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 75°C
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 75°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5570

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1447 vs 1113
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6236 vs 4841
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 556 vs 383
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2426 vs 1596

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1447 vs 1113
PassMark - CPU mark	6236 vs 4841
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	556 vs 383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2426 vs 1596

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5540
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1113

1447

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4841

6236

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

556

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

2426

Name	Intel Xeon E5540	Intel Xeon X5570
PassMark - Single thread mark	1113	1447
PassMark - CPU mark	4841	6236
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383	556
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1596	2426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.546
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.269

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5540	Intel Xeon X5570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	March 2009	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$30	$49
Place in performance rating	2441	2442
Price now	$35	$89
Processor Number	E5540	X5570
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	40.05	18.79
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.53 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	5.86 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	263 mm2	263 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	731 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.75V -1.35V	0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	144 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	42.5mm x 45mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1366	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	40-bit	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)