Intel Xeon E5 1607 v3 vs Xeon E6540
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1607 v3 with 4 cores 3.1GHz and Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 1607 v3 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 1333)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 45nm)
Xeon E6540 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 10MB)
Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)
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General Parameters
Sep 2014
Release Date
Mar 2010
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Nehalem-EX
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 1567
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon(Beckton)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
2.3 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
105 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
684 mm²
CPU Performance
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.266 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
31.0
Multiplier
15.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-1866
Memory Types
DDR3-1333
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
40
PCIe Lanes
-
