Intel Xeon E5649 vs Intel Xeon E5540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5649 and Intel Xeon E5540 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).

Intel Xeon E5649

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Intel Xeon E5540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5649

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
• Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
• Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 76.2°C vs 76°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 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 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• 2x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 144 GB
• Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1219 vs 1128
• Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9554 vs 4935
• Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 470 vs 383
• Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2849 vs 1596

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CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5649
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5540

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