Intel Xeon E7540 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7540 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E7540

Intel Xeon E5-2680

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7540

Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
1165084.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1555 vs 911
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15753 vs 9409

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 18 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1555 vs 911
PassMark - CPU mark	15753 vs 9409

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7540
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

911

1555

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9409

15753

Name	Intel Xeon E7540	Intel Xeon E5-2680
PassMark - Single thread mark	911	1555
PassMark - CPU mark	9409	15753
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.784
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7540	Intel Xeon E5-2680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'10	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2093	2085
Processor Number	E7540	E5-2680
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$240
Price now		$111.84
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		33.28
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s	8 GT/s QPI
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
64 bit support
Die size		435 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		8GT / s
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only