Xeon E5-4640 v4 vs V-Series V120

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Aggregate performance score

V-Series V120
2010
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.27
Xeon E5-4640 v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
14.20
+5159%

Xeon E5-4640 v4 outperforms V-Series V120 by a whopping 5159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing V-Series V120 and Xeon E5-4640 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3146511
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.00
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD V-SeriesIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency1.0212.79
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,837

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

V-Series V120 and Xeon E5-4640 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate3200 MHz2 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB3 MB
L3 cacheno data30 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data80 °C
Number of transistorsno data4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V120 and Xeon E5-4640 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 configurationno data4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketS1FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Xeon E5-4640 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

V-Series V120 and Xeon E5-4640 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Xeon E5-4640 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Xeon E5-4640 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V120 and Xeon E5-4640 v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 14.20
Recency 12 May 2010 20 June 2016
Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 105 Watt

V-Series V120 has 320% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-4640 v4, on the other hand, has a 5159.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-4640 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.

Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-4640 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Xeon E5-4640 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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