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Xeon E5-2440 0

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.4 GHz, Sandy Bridge EN.
Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 65.1% (501st of 1445)

Based on 170 user benchmarks.  Devices: 1FABFBFF000206D7, BFEBFBFF000206D7 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2440 0 @ 2.40GHz
Poor: 55%Average: 65.1% Great: 71%
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2440 0 averaged 34.8% 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 81.2Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 266Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2440 0 is just 16.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2440 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 519Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 420Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 170 samples)
Rank 50165.1%
Min Avg Max
69.1 Memory 81.2 90.9
44.3 1-Core 67.6 76.3
88.2 2-Core 136 152
57.8% 94.8 Pts
Min Avg Max
182 4-Core 266 295
341 8-Core 420 463
42.2% 343 Pts
Min Avg Max
435 64-Core 519 548
32.1% 519 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
66% Good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 61.9
2-Core 141
58% 95.6 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 401
41% 331 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
65.9% Good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 73.1
2-Core 142
59% 98.5 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 410
43% 345 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
65.3% Good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 146
59% 98.6 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 424
44% 353 Pts
64-Core 526
32% 526 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
63.8% Good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 57.8
2-Core 115
54% 85 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 408
40% 327 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
62.9% Good
Memory 78
1-Core 67.9
2-Core 131
56% 92.4 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 407
41% 333 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
56% Above average
Memory 67.5
1-Core 70.7
2-Core 132
54% 90.1 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 416
40% 328 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,868,944 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
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Motherboard: Intel X79 (INTEL Xeon E5/Corei7 DMI2 - C600/C200 Cipset

CPU
Xeon E5-2440 0IntelBench 65%, 170 samples1x
GPU
RX 550AMD  $79Bench 14%, 79,894 samples32x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples30x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples29x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples22x
NE-256 256GBBench 159%, 6,044 samples17x
A400 120GBKingston  $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples15x
RAM
M393B5170FH0- 2x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 660 samples38x
36JSZF51272PZ 2x4GBMicronBench 46%, 364 samples36x
M393B1K70DH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,683 samples33x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $107

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2440 (15M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 7.20 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EN
Launch DateQ2'12
Processor NumberE5-2440
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.6V-1.35V
Recommended Price$832.00 - $837.00
Clock Speed2.4 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency2.9 GHz
Bus Speed7.2 GT/s QPI
QPI Links1
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP95 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15

Memory

Max Memory Size384 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth32 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes24

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
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size45mm x 42.5mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1356

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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