Xeon W3540 vs E5-2658 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2658 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
9.39
+365%

Xeon E5-2658 v4 outperforms Xeon W3540 by a whopping 365% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon W3540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8381933
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.880.18
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.191.42
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,832$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2658 v4 has 944% better value for money than Xeon W3540.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon W3540 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads288
Base clock speedno data2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size306.18 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon W3540 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon W3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon W3540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon W3540 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon W3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory size1,536 GB24 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon W3540.

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 E5-2658 v4 9.39
+365%
Xeon W3540 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 E5-2658 v4 14434
+364%
Xeon W3540 3109

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2658 v4 679
+44.2%
Xeon W3540 471

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2658 v4 8111
+401%
Xeon W3540 1618

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.39 2.02
Recency 20 June 2016 30 March 2009
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon E5-2658 v4 has a 364.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 23.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2658 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2658 v4 is a notebook processor while Xeon W3540 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon W3540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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