Intel Xeon E7540: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 6.65% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
Intel started Xeon E7540 sales 1 January 2010. This is desktop processor primarily aimed at office 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.
General info
Xeon E7540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 939 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Value for money | 10.96 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) | |
| Current price | $35 | of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
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 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.27 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L3 cache | 18 MB L3 Cache | of 768 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
| 64 bit support | - | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7540 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 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| Status | Discontinued |
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 | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E7540. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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%
Send your test results of Xeon E7540.
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