Intel Xeon E5640 vs Intel Xeon X5670
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5640 and Intel Xeon X5670 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, 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 E5640
- Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5670
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
- Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
- Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 77.6°C
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1420 vs 1252
- Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10915 vs 7455
- Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 564 vs 476
- Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3291 vs 2185
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 12 vs 8 |
Maximum frequency | 3.33 GHz vs 2.93 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 81.3°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) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1420 vs 1252 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 10915 vs 7455 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 564 vs 476 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3291 vs 2185 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5640
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5670
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5640 | Intel Xeon X5670 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1252 | 1420 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 7455 | 10915 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 476 | 564 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2185 | 3291 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4238 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.874 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 56.955 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.811 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.679 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 13.469 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5640 | Intel Xeon X5670 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Westmere EP | Westmere EP |
Launch date | March 2010 | March 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | $67 |
Place in performance rating | 2222 | 2210 |
Price now | $59.49 | $66.59 |
Processor Number | E5640 | X5670 |
Series | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Value for money (0-100) | 26.06 | 35.08 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.66 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
Bus Speed | 5.86 GT/s QPI | 6.4 GT/s QPI |
Die size | 239 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 | 12288 KB (shared) | 12288 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 77.6°C | 81.3°C |
Maximum frequency | 2.93 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 6 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | 2 |
Number of threads | 8 | 12 |
Transistor count | 1170 million | 1170 million |
VID voltage range | 0.750V-1.350V | 0.750V-1.350V |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 6400 MHz | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | 3 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 288 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066 | DDR3 800/1066/1333 |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-bit | 40-bit |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |