Xeon E5-4640 v2 vs E5-2689

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1069	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Xeon	no data
Power efficiency	5.14	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	no data
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	75 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 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	4
Socket	2011	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 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 E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 v2.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2012	1 January 2014
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt

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