Xeon E5-2699R v4 vs i7-640M

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2260not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency3.52no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date13 September 2010 (14 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$346$4,560

Detailed specifications

Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads444
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0QPI
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier2122
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB5.5 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)55 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81+114 mm2456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 Million7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketBGA1288,PGA988no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX-+
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size8 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 September 2010 25 October 2016
Physical cores 2 22
Threads 4 44
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 145 Watt

i7-640M has 314.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2699R v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 1000% more physical cores and 1000% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-640M and Xeon E5-2699R v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-640M is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2699R v4 is a mobile workstation one.


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