Core 2 Duo E6540 vs Xeon E5410

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5410 and Core 2 Duo E6540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2186	2757
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.20	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Release date	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)	1 July 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$52	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5410 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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.

Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	2.33 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5410 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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.

Socket	LGA771	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5410 and Core 2 Duo E6540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	+	-
FSB parity	+	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5410 and Core 2 Duo E6540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5410 and Core 2 Duo E6540 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 E5410 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6540 by 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.30	0.52
Recency	1 October 2007	1 July 2007
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

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