Intel Xeon X5677 vs Intel Xeon E5540

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X5677 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon X5677

Intel Xeon E5540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5677

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 80.4°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 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 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1623 vs 1104
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8971 vs 4793
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 641 vs 383
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2536 vs 1596

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2010 vs March 2009
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	80.4°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	288 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1623 vs 1104
PassMark - CPU mark	8971 vs 4793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	641 vs 383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2536 vs 1596

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5540

Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X5677
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1623

1104

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8971

4793

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

641

383

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2536

1596

Name	Intel Xeon X5677	Intel Xeon E5540
PassMark - Single thread mark	1623	1104
PassMark - CPU mark	8971	4793
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	641	383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2536	1596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	62.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.361

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X5677	Intel Xeon E5540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EP	Nehalem EP
Launch date	March 2010	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$350	$30
Place in performance rating	2463	2450
Price now	$105	$35
Processor Number	X5677	E5540
Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	19.64	40.05
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.46 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size	239 mm	263 mm2
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)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	80.4°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1170 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.750V-1.350V	0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	288 GB	144 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)	130 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 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)