i7-6820EQ vs Xeon E5-2640 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Core i7-6820EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	998	1332
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.57
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	7.37	9.27
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	12 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$378

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Core i7-6820EQ 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	28
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Core i7-6820EQ 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 configuration	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Core i7-6820EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Core i7-6820EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Core i7-6820EQ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Core i7-6820EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Core i7-6820EQ.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.01	4.41
Recency	8 September 2014	12 October 2015
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	45 Watt

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