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Xeon E5-2640 v3

▲ 5042 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.6 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 71.6% (329th of 1406)

Based on 2,179 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306F2, 1789FBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 64%Average: 71.6% Great: 79%
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 averaged 28.3% 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 82.4Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 328Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 is just 15.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 591Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 864Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,179 samples)
Rank 32971.6%
Min Avg Max
75 Memory 82.4 90.2
66.6 1-Core 86.1 97.4
137 2-Core 170 195
66.3% 113 Pts
Min Avg Max
265 4-Core 328 388
473 8-Core 591 740
55.2% 460 Pts
Min Avg Max
713 64-Core 864 1,037
53.5% 864 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
78.9% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 692
62% 526 Pts
64-Core 956
59% 956 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
77.8% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 191
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 699
65% 541 Pts
64-Core 998
62% 998 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
77.3% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 80.8
2-Core 186
67% 117 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 666
63% 524 Pts
64-Core 973
60% 973 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
76.9% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 191
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 697
64% 539 Pts
64-Core 980
61% 980 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
72.6% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 65.6
2-Core 176
62% 108 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 619
57% 477 Pts
64-Core 818
51% 818 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
70.4% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 86
2-Core 155
64% 107 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 554
54% 444 Pts
64-Core 827
51% 827 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
66.9% Good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 77
2-Core 152
63% 104 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 511
46% 390 Pts
64-Core 788
49% 788 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
66.7% Good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 90
2-Core 172
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 621
52% 448 Pts
64-Core 820
51% 820 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 61,870,669 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 26%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 25%
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System: Default string

CPU
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 72%, 2,179 samples700x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $146Bench 29%, 946,701 samples387x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples378x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples318x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $22Bench 66%, 424,288 samples232x
A400 480GBKingston  $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples117x
NE-512 512GBBench 177%, 5,933 samples113x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples965x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples370x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples296x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $168

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2640 v3 (20M Cache, 2.60 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ3'14
Processor NumberE5-2640V3
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableYes
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65V–1.30V
Recommended Price$939.00 - $944.00
Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.4 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP90 W
Product BriefLink

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR4 1600/1866
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth59 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 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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Excellent

14 months ago.

I have 2 of them and they work great for gaming and editing. The high core count is great to have and won't be needing to upgrade too soon because the clock speeds don't matter too much to me.

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