Intel Xeon E5-2407 v2 vs E5640

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5640
2.41
+5.7%

E5640 outperforms E5-2407 v2 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5640 and Xeon E5-2407 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16501688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.850.87
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years old)1 September 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$49$476
Current price$145 (3x MSRP)$69 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2407 v2 has 2% better value for money than Xeon E5640.

Technical specs

Xeon E5640 and Xeon E5-2407 v2 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size239 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C76 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5640 and Xeon E5-2407 v2 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5640 and Xeon E5-2407 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSXno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switching++
PAE40 Bit46 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5640 and Xeon E5-2407 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5640 and Xeon E5-2407 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5640 and Xeon E5-2407 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GB384 GB
Max memory channels33
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5640 and Xeon E5-2407 v2.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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 E5640 2.41
+5.7%
Xeon E5-2407 v2 2.28

E5640 outperforms E5-2407 v2 by 6% 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 E5640 3702
+5.7%
Xeon E5-2407 v2 3504

E5640 outperforms E5-2407 v2 by 6% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.41 2.28
Recency 16 March 2010 1 September 2013
Threads 8 4
Cost $49 $476
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5640 and Xeon E5-2407 v2. The differences in performance seem too small.


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