Intel Xeon X5675 vs Intel Xeon E5640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X5675 and Intel Xeon E5640 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 X5675

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.46 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 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1512 vs 1252
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11633 vs 7455
  • Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 588 vs 476
  • Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3454 vs 2185
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2011 vs March 2010
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
Maximum core temperature 81.3°C vs 77.6°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1512 vs 1252
PassMark - CPU mark 11633 vs 7455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 588 vs 476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3454 vs 2185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5640

  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X5675
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1512
1252
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11633
7455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
588
476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3454
2185
Name Intel Xeon X5675 Intel Xeon E5640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1512 1252
PassMark - CPU mark 11633 7455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 588 476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3454 2185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 58.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.77
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.068

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon X5675 Intel Xeon E5640

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EP Westmere EP
Launch date February 2011 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $162 $49
Place in performance rating 2125 2238
Price now $79.99 $59.49
Processor Number X5675 E5640
Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 30.70 26.06
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.06 GHz 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size 239 mm 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 81.3°C 77.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 2.93 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 12 8
Transistor count 1170 million 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 288 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 42.5mm X 45mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit 40-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)