Phenom II X6 1045T vs Xeon E5-2640 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640 v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 90 Watt
7.88
+290%
Phenom II X6 1045T
2010
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.02

Xeon E5-2640 v4 outperforms Phenom II X6 1045T by a whopping 290% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Phenom II X6 1045T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9551926
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.760.29
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.292.01
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Thuban (2010)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$939$175

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2640 v4 has 852% better value for money than Phenom II X6 1045T.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Phenom II X6 1045T 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads206
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size246.24 mm2346 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Phenom II X6 1045T 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011AM3
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Phenom II X6 1045T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Phenom II X6 1045T 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 v4 and Phenom II X6 1045T 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 v4 and Phenom II X6 1045T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Phenom II X6 1045T.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon E5-2640 v4 7.88
+290%
Phenom II X6 1045T 2.02

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2640 v4 12514
+290%
Phenom II X6 1045T 3210

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.88 2.02
Recency 20 June 2016 1 September 2010
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 20 6
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-2640 v4 has a 290.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 66.7% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 5.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2640 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X6 1045T in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2640 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X6 1045T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Phenom II X6 1045T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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