Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Intel Xeon E5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2011 socket and was released in Q3/2013. The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 scores 508 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,958 points.
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2.

Name: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
Family: Intel Xeon E5 (71)
CPU group: Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
Architecture: Ivy Bridge EP
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 is 2.00 GHz (2.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 16
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 8x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 2.20 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 768 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1600
51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory: 768 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 40
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 95 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 20.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 20.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q3/2013
Release price: 700 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-4300 AMD FX-4300
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
511
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
511
Intel Core i3-560 Intel Core i3-560
2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz
510
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
508
Intel Pentium G2030T Intel Pentium G2030T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
508
Intel Core i3-3120M Intel Core i3-3120M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
508
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
508

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
3975
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3968
Intel Xeon E-2124G Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3968
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz
3958
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3953
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3945
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3942

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-2557M Intel Core i5-2557M
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
507
Intel Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
506
Intel Core i3-550 Intel Core i3-550
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
505
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
504
Intel Pentium G3240T Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
502
Intel Pentium G860 Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
500
Intel Atom x6413E Intel Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
498

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2907
Intel Atom x7425E Intel Atom x7425E
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
2885
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2876
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz
2869
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2867
Intel Core i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2864
Intel Processor N95 Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2857

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
10302
Intel Core i5-8600K Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
10255
Intel Core i5-10500T Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
10225
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz
10213
Intel Xeon D-1541 Intel Xeon D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz
10163
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
10145
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
10100

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2315
Intel Core i7-6700K Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
2313
Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
2311
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
2307
Intel Core i5-10200H Intel Core i5-10200H
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2301
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
8C 16T @ 1.80 GHz
2292
Intel Core i7-980 Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz
2275

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G1620 Intel Celeron G1620
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
95
Intel Core i3-4000M Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
95
Intel Pentium G2010 Intel Pentium G2010
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
95
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
94
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
94
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
94
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
94

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
712
Intel Xeon E-2244G Intel Xeon E-2244G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
712
Intel Core i7-5700HQ Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
711
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz
710
Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-9400T
6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz
710
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
6C 12T @ 2.30 GHz
710
Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
709

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