Xeon E6540 vs Xeon E 2186M

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Intel Xeon E6540

Intel Xeon E-2186M

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz and Xeon E 2186M with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E6540 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 12MB)

Xeon E 2186M 's Advantages

Released 8 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1333)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)

Lower TDP (45W vs 105W)

Score

Xeon E6540

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Xeon E 2186M

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Apr 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Nehalem-EX

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake-H

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

Intel BGA 1440

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics P630

Xeon(Beckton)

Generation

Xeon E (Coffee Lake)

Package

2.3 billions

Transistor Count

-

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

45 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

684 mm²

Die Size

154 mm²

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

2.266 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

29.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1333

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

4

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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