Xeon E5540 vs Intel Xeon E5 2637

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Intel Xeon E5540

Intel Xeon E5-2637

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E5540 with 4 cores 2.533GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2637 with 2 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E5540 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 5MB)

Intel Xeon E5 2637 's Advantages

Released 3 years late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.533GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Score

Xeon E5540

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Intel Xeon E5 2637

General Parameters

Mar 2009

Release Date

Mar 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Gainestown

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Gainestown)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

0.731 billions

Transistor Count

1.27 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

80 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

263 mm²

Die Size

294 mm²

CPU Performance

2.533 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3 GHz

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

2

8

Total Thread Count

4

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

19.0

Multiplier

30.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1066

Memory Types

DDR3

3

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

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