i7-4940MX Extreme Edition vs Xeon E5-2690 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	752	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	7.19	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	19 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	31
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	57 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition. 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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition 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 E5-2690 v3 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition 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 E5-2690 v3 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	19 January 2014
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	57 Watt

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