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Xeon E5-2640 v3

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

Average Bench: 71.1% (398th of 1468)

Based on 3,267 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306F2, 1789FBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 64%Average: 71.1% Great: 79%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser

Popular builds with this CPU

Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 averaged 28.8% 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 81.1Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 330Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 is just 15.1%. 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 589Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 858Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 3,267 samples)
Rank 39871.1%
Min Avg Max
74.6 Memory 81.1 89
66.1 1-Core 84.4 96.6
136 2-Core 167 192
65.1% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
271 4-Core 330 384
470 8-Core 589 727
55.2% 459 Pts
Min Avg Max
712 64-Core 858 1,002
53.1% 858 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
77.8% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 63.6
2-Core 152
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 652
61% 506 Pts
64-Core 998
62% 998 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
75% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 141
60% 99 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 711
65% 544 Pts
64-Core 993
61% 993 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
72.3% Very good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 87
2-Core 164
67% 112 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 576
54% 447 Pts
64-Core 820
51% 820 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 92.3
2-Core 173
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 600
55% 463 Pts
64-Core 835
52% 835 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
67.5% Good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 78.9
2-Core 158
62% 105 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 532
51% 419 Pts
64-Core 795
49% 795 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 69,047,914 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard

System: Default string

CPU
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples1,006x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples512x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples512x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $218Bench 71%, 428,800 samples494x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples348x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples185x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples157x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,418x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples510x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples372x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $84

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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

2 years 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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