Intel Xeon E5 2640 vs Intel Xeon W3690

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Intel Xeon E5-2640

Intel Xeon W3690

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2640 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon W3690 with 6 cores 3.466GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2640 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)

Intel Xeon W3690 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.466GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2640 +32%

800

Intel Xeon W3690

603

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2640 +18%

3177

Intel Xeon W3690

2684

Intel Xeon E5 2640

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Intel Xeon W3690

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Feb 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EP

Core Architecture

Gulftown

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Xeon (Gulftown)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

1.17 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

130 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

239 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.466 GHz

3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.733 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

26.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

2

SMP

1

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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