Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs E5-4669 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-4669 v4
7.50
+3%

E5-4669 v4 outperforms E5-2640 v3 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Xeon E5-2640 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking862876
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.506.05
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)8 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007no data
Current price$3531 (0.5x MSRP)$219
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2640 v3 has 1110% better value for money than Xeon E5-4669 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Xeon E5-2640 v3 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4416
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache5.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache55 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size456.12 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C74 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Xeon E5-2640 v3 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 configuration42
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt90 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Xeon E5-2640 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Instruction Replay-no data
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Xeon E5-2640 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Xeon E5-2640 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Xeon E5-2640 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size1.5 TB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Xeon E5-2640 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

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 E5-4669 v4 7.50
+3%
Xeon E5-2640 v3 7.28

E5-4669 v4 outperforms E5-2640 v3 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-4669 v4 11523
+3.1%
Xeon E5-2640 v3 11175

E5-4669 v4 outperforms E5-2640 v3 by 3% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.50 7.28
Recency 20 June 2016 8 September 2014
Physical cores 22 8
Threads 44 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 90 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-4669 v4 and Xeon E5-2640 v3. The differences in performance seem too small.


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