Intel Xeon E5 2640 vs Xeon E7 2870

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Intel Xeon E5-2640

Intel Xeon E7-2870

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2640 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon E7 2870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz . 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 11 months late

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)

Xeon E7 2870 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 15MB)

Score

Intel Xeon E5 2640

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Xeon E7 2870

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EP

Core Architecture

Westmere-EX

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Xeon E7(Westmere-EX)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

130 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

513 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

10

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

18.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

4

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

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