Intel Xeon E5 2640 vs Xeon X3430

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Intel Xeon E5-2640

Intel Xeon X3430

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2640 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon X3430 with 4 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 2 years and 6 months late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Xeon X3430 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)

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Intel Xeon E5 2640

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Xeon X3430

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Sep 2009

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EP

Core Architecture

Lynnfield

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 1156

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Xeon(Lynnfield)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

0.774 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

95 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

296 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

4

12

Total Thread Count

4

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

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

4

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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