Intel Xeon E5 1620 vs Intel Xeon L5640

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1620 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Xeon L5640 with 6 cores 2.266GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 1620 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.266GHz)

Intel Xeon L5640 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 10MB)

Lower TDP (60W vs 130W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 1620 +69%

690

Intel Xeon L5640

407

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 1620 +60%

2533

Intel Xeon L5640

1582

Intel Xeon E5 1620

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Intel Xeon L5640

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Mar 2010

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-E

Core Architecture

Westmere-EP

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)

Generation

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Package

1.27 billions

Transistor Count

1.17 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

130 W

Power Consumption

60 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

294 mm²

Die Size

239 mm²

FC-LGA10

Package

FC-LGA10

CPU Performance

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.266 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.8 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

36.0

Multiplier

17.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

10 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

4

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

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