i5-540M vs Xeon E5-2698 v3

Place in the ranking	658	2395
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	8.31	3.06
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$257

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Core i5-540M 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.07 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	19
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	40 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	356 mm²	81+114 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	88 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Core i5-540M 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Core i5-540M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Core i5-540M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Core i5-540M are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Core i5-540M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Core i5-540M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Core i5-540M.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

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 E5-2698 v3 11.85
+949%

i5-540M 1.13

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 E5-2698 v3 18825
+945%

i5-540M 1802

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 E5-2698 v3 1054
+180%

i5-540M 376

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 E5-2698 v3 7350
+921%

i5-540M 720

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.85	1.13
Recency	8 September 2014	7 January 2010
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	35 Watt

Xeon E5-2698 v3 has a 948.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

i5-540M, on the other hand, has 285.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2698 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-540M in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2698 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-540M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Core i5-540M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.