Xeon MP 7040 Dual-Core vs E5-2640 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon MP 7040 Dual-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1245not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.24no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.76no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Paxville (2002−2005)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)December 2005 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$728no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon MP 7040 Dual-Core 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm90 nm
Die size160 mm2213 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon MP 7040 Dual-Core 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011604
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon MP 7040 Dual-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon MP 7040 Dual-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon MP 7040 Dual-Core 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 Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon MP 7040 Dual-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon MP 7040 Dual-Core.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon E5-2640 v2 has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 42.1% lower power consumption.

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