Xeon W-1390T vs E7540

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1041not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.89no data
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.27 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature64 °C100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA1567FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7540 and Xeon W-1390T.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2010 1 April 2021
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon W-1390T has an age advantage of 11 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

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