Intel Xeon E7340 vs Intel Xeon E5607

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7340 and Intel Xeon E5607 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E7340

Intel Xeon E5607

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7340

Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6544 vs 5031

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6544 vs 5031

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5607

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1006 vs 960

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1006 vs 960

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7340
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5607

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

1006

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6544

5031

Name	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E5607
PassMark - Single thread mark	960	1006
PassMark - CPU mark	6544	5031

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E5607
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q3'07	February 2011
Place in performance rating	2169	2175
Processor Number	E7340	E5607
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$135
Price now		$310
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	286 mm2	239 mm
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	582 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V	0.750V-1.350V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.26 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		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)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066