Xeon E7540 vs E5-2670 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.87
+30.8%

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms Xeon E7540 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E7540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8781037
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.92no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.745.89
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)no data
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E7540 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.27 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache3 MBno data
L3 cache30 MB (shared)18 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C64 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E7540 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)no data
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E7540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E7540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E7540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E7540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133no data
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E7540.

PCIe version3.0no data
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 E5-2670 v3 8.87
+30.8%
Xeon E7540 6.78

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 E5-2670 v3 13576
+30.8%
Xeon E7540 10376

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.87 6.78
Recency 8 September 2014 1 January 2010
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has a 30.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7540, on the other hand, has 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2670 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7540 in performance tests.


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