Xeon E6540 vs Xeon 6731E

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Intel Xeon E6540

Intel Xeon 6731E

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz and Xeon 6731E with 96 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E6540 's Advantages

Lower TDP (105W vs 250W)

Xeon 6731E 's Advantages

Released 14 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 1333)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (2.2GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 45nm)

Score

Xeon E6540

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Xeon 6731E

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Nehalem-EX

Core Architecture

Sierra Forest

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

Intel Socket 4710

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Beckton)

Generation

Xeon 6(Sierra Forest-SP)

Package

2.3 billions

Transistor Count

-

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

250 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

106°C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

684 mm²

Die Size

-

I/O Process Size

10 nm

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

2.266 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.1 GHz

6

Total Core Count

96

12

Total Thread Count

96

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

22.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

96 KB per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

4 MB per module

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

96 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1333

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

-

Max Memory Size

1 TB

4

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

88

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