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Xeon W3540

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.93 GHz, Bloomfield.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 67.4% (453rd of 1442)

Based on 741 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000106A5, BFEBFBFF000106A4 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3540 @ 2.93GHz
Poor: 56%Average: 67.4% Great: 73%
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon W3540 averaged 32.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 87.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 75.3Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon W3540 is just 16.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon W3540 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 346Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 342Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 741 samples)
Rank 45367.4%
Min Avg Max
77.2 Memory 87.3 93.4
61.4 1-Core 75.3 80.7
115 2-Core 146 155
62.7% 103 Pts
Min Avg Max
185 4-Core 266 310
245 8-Core 342 393
38.8% 304 Pts
Min Avg Max
254 64-Core 346 394
21.4% 346 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
67.3% Good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 76.3
2-Core 151
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 281
36% 273 Pts
64-Core 280
17% 280 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
63.6% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 68.8
2-Core 154
61% 102 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 260
34% 254 Pts
64-Core 268
17% 268 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
63.3% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 72.7
2-Core 150
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 336
37% 291 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
62.5% Good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 74.8
2-Core 149
62% 103 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 255
32% 244 Pts
64-Core 256
16% 256 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
62.5% Good
Memory 84
1-Core 74.6
2-Core 150
62% 103 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 257
32% 246 Pts
64-Core 251
16% 251 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
62.2% Good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 73.9
2-Core 134
60% 96.8 Pts
4-Core 228
8-Core 325
35% 277 Pts
64-Core 319
20% 319 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
61.8% Good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 74.5
2-Core 150
62% 103 Pts
4-Core 235
8-Core 253
32% 244 Pts
64-Core 252
16% 252 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
56.2% Above average
Memory 83.5
1-Core 59.4
2-Core 90.6
52% 77.8 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 221
24% 191 Pts
64-Core 243
15% 243 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
55.6% Above average
Memory 74.8
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 117
55% 88.3 Pts
4-Core 205
8-Core 255
30% 230 Pts
64-Core 274
17% 274 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,715,525 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
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System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

CPU
Xeon W3540IntelBench 67%, 741 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples172x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples155x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples126x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples145x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples75x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples54x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples648x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples576x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples324x
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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor W3540 (8M Cache, 2.93 GHz, 4.80 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameBloomfield
Launch DateQ1'09
Processor NumberW3540
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price$594.00
Clock Speed2.93 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.2 GHz
Bus Speed4.8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links1
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size24 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes

Package

Package Size42.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366
Processing Die Size263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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6 years ago.

9 Years and its still holding up. 4GHz across all cores 3 100+ fps on any game on high settings :) Once overclocked to 5.4 with liquid nitrogen like 7 years ago now running a few years on stock and now perfectly on 4GHz :3

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