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Xeon E5-2640 0

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.5 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 64.7% (505th of 1442)

Based on 3,274 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206D7 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 0 @ 2.50GHz
Poor: 57%Average: 64.7% Great: 69%
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 0 averaged 35.3% 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 79.3Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 272Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2640 0 is just 12.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2640 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 530Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 429Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,274 samples)
Rank 50564.7%
Min Avg Max
69.8 Memory 79.3 85.3
51.7 1-Core 68.7 78.5
115 2-Core 140 157
57.9% 96 Pts
Min Avg Max
215 4-Core 272 303
344 8-Core 429 476
43.1% 350 Pts
Min Avg Max
432 64-Core 530 567
32.8% 530 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
66.6% Good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 74.7
2-Core 150
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 448
46% 370 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
66.4% Good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 63
2-Core 151
58% 97.3 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 445
46% 370 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
64.1% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 71.3
2-Core 146
60% 100 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 430
41% 337 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
64% Good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 63.6
2-Core 127
54% 88.7 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 431
44% 357 Pts
64-Core 535
33% 535 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
63.4% Good
Memory 75.5
1-Core 64.5
2-Core 129
54% 89.6 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 430
44% 354 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
63.3% Good
Memory 79.2
1-Core 61.6
2-Core 130
55% 90.1 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 400
40% 328 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
58.3% Above average
Memory 77.4
1-Core 58.2
2-Core 139
55% 91.6 Pts
4-Core 218
8-Core 284
32% 251 Pts
64-Core 315
20% 315 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
52.7% Above average
Memory 70.9
1-Core 49.4
2-Core 101
46% 73.8 Pts
4-Core 187
8-Core 371
33% 279 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
40.8% Average
Memory 57.4
1-Core 30.9
2-Core 80.8
35% 56.4 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 188
20% 160 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 32%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Intel X79

CPU
Xeon E5-2640 0IntelBench 65%, 3,274 samples144x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples126x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples114x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples108x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples63x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples45x
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples35x
RAM
M393B5170GB0- 2x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 1,540 samples127x
M393B1K70DH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,683 samples62x
HMT151R7BFR4C 4x4GBHynixBench 67%, 393 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $158

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2640 (15M Cache, 2.50 GHz, 7.20 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-2640
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.60V-1.35V
Recommended Price$885.00 - $889.00
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3 GHz
Bus Speed7.2 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP95 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15

Memory

Max Memory Size384 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth42.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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Excellent

4 years ago.

Great cpu performance for price. Works great with GTX 770 and allows for doing a lot of background tasks. I bought it for 12,5$ (50zł) and i am very happy.

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