Intel Xeon E7540 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7540 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7540

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7540

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 135 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 135 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2197 vs 911
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24141 vs 9409

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197 vs 911
PassMark - CPU mark	24141 vs 9409

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7540
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

911

2197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9409

24141

Name	Intel Xeon E7540	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	911	2197
PassMark - CPU mark	9409	24141
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3805
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24669

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7540	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'10	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	2153	157
Processor Number	E7540	E5-2667V4
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
64 bit support
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Supported memory types		DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S