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Xeon E5-2640 v2

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @2 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 59% (621st of 1468)

more Based on 406 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306E4, 1FABFBFF000306E4, 1FABFBFF000306A0, 1FABFBFF000206D2, 1FABFBFF00020651, 0FABFBFF000306A0, 1F8BFBFF000306E4 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v2 @ 2.00GHz
Poor: 45%Average: 59% Great: 65%
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht

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Average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 averaged 41.0% 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 75.3Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 231Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 is just 19.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 578Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 422Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 406 samples)
Rank 62159%
Min Avg Max
60.2 Memory 75.3 83.2
41.3 1-Core 56.3 65.7
90.5 2-Core 115 131
51% 82.4 Pts
Min Avg Max
129 4-Core 231 256
177 8-Core 422 508
39.2% 327 Pts
Min Avg Max
176 64-Core 578 647
35.8% 578 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
63.6% Good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 61.9
2-Core 121
55% 88.5 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 482
43% 362 Pts
64-Core 623
39% 623 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
62.7% Good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 60.5
2-Core 121
54% 87.3 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 437
41% 339 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
62.6% Good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 60.2
2-Core 121
54% 87.3 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 461
42% 352 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
62.3% Good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 52.6
2-Core 105
50% 79.1 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 458
42% 350 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
60.7% Good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 52.6
2-Core 121
51% 83.4 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 480
43% 361 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
60.7% Good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 60.4
2-Core 122
53% 86.1 Pts
4-Core 243
8-Core 459
42% 351 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
58.4% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 51.5
2-Core 106
50% 78.4 Pts
4-Core 210
8-Core 414
37% 312 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
58.1% Above average
Memory 71.9
1-Core 60.8
2-Core 120
51% 84.3 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 413
40% 327 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
54.2% Above average
Memory 69.6
1-Core 52.8
2-Core 106
47% 76 Pts
4-Core 210
8-Core 417
37% 314 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 69,001,388 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 30%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Intel X79

CPU
Xeon E5-2640 v2IntelBench 59%, 406 samples1x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples130x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples118x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $137Bench 52%, 627,793 samples115x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples70x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples47x
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples37x
RAM
M393B5170GB0- 2x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 1,540 samples129x
M393B1K70DH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,683 samples67x
HMT151R7BFR4C 4x4GBHynixBench 67%, 393 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $195

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2640 v2 (20M Cache, 2.00 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ3'13
Processor NumberE5-2640V2
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableYes
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65–1.30V
Recommended Price$885.00 - $889.00
Clock Speed2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency2.5 GHz
Bus Speed7.2 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth51.2 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
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 51mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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