Xeon E6540 vs E7-8894 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon E6540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E7	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2014−2019)	no data
Release date	no data	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$8,898	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon 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.

Physical cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	48	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.27 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	3 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	6 MB	no data
L3 cache	60 MB	18 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	8 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon E6540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon E6540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon E6540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon E6540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	3 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8894 v4 and Xeon E6540.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	32	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	6
Threads	48	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	105 Watt

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