Xeon E6540: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Xeon E6540 sales 1 January 2010. This is a desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2270 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1567 processor with a TDP of 105 Watt.
Primary details
Xeon E6540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | |
| Threads | 12 | |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.27 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L3 cache | 18 MB L3 Cache | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| 64 bit support | - | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E6540 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | FCLGA1567 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E6540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Xeon E6540, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Xeon E6540 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 19 configurations using Xeon E6540 in our database.
