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

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: 1418 vs 1252
• Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10936 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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5640
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5670

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1252 1418
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	7455 10936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	476 564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2185 3291

Compare specifications (specs)