Atom x7203C vs Xeon E5-4640 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4640 v2 and Atom x7203C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Architecture codename	no data	Amston Lake (2024)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$42

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4640 v2 and Atom x7203C 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	10 (Deca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	20	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4640 v2 and Atom x7203C 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	4	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4640 v2 and Atom x7203C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4640 v2 and Atom x7203C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4640 v2 and Atom x7203C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4640 v2 and Atom x7203C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4640 v2 and Atom x7203C.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	9

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	8 April 2024
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	20	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	9 Watt

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