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Xeon E5-4640 v2

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10 Cores, 20 Threads @2.20 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 62.2% (543rd of 1443)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306E4 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4640 v2 @ 2.20GHz
Poor: 59%Average: 62.2% Great: 67%
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2 averaged 37.7% 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 76.7Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 809Pts

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2 is just 7.46%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Dual Core Speed 121Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 61Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 54362.2%
Min Avg Max
70.5 Memory 76.7 82.5
57.5 1-Core 61 66.4
112 2-Core 121 132
53.1% 86.3 Pts
Min Avg Max
244 4-Core 258 277
506 8-Core 515 529
45.6% 386 Pts
Min Avg Max
753 64-Core 809 828
50.1% 809 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
66.8% Good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 61
2-Core 122
55% 88.4 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 529
48% 403 Pts
64-Core 819
51% 819 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
62.1% Good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 58.1
2-Core 116
52% 84.1 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 509
44% 378 Pts
64-Core 808
50% 808 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
62% Good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 66.4
2-Core 131
55% 91.1 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 518
46% 389 Pts
64-Core 828
51% 828 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
61.8% Good
Memory 75.8
1-Core 57.6
2-Core 115
51% 82.9 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 506
45% 382 Pts
64-Core 823
51% 823 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
61.1% Good
Memory 77.1
1-Core 65.7
2-Core 132
56% 91.4 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 519
44% 381 Pts
64-Core 825
51% 825 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
59.4% Above average
Memory 70.5
1-Core 57.5
2-Core 112
49% 79.8 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 509
46% 385 Pts
64-Core 753
47% 753 Pts

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,835,397 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Precision T3610

CPU
Xeon E5-4640 v2IntelBench 62%, 6 samples1x
GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples237x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples218x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples93x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples73x
LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GBLiteonitBench 83%, 11,477 samples52x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples44x
RAM
HMT451R7AFR8C-RD 4x4GBHynixBench 82%, 1,002 samples168x
9JSF51272PZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 82%, 908 samples145x
HMT41GR7AFR4C-RD 4x8GBHynixBench 78%, 598 samples87x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-4640 v2 (20M Cache, 2.20 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'14
Processor NumberE5-4640V2
# of Cores10
# of Threads20
Cache20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65-1.30V
Recommended Price$2725.00
Clock Speed2.20 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency2.70 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability4S Only
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth59.7 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions46-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurationsx4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
Demand Based SwitchingYes

Package

Package Size52.5 mm x 45 mm
Max CPU Configuration4
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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