Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 belongs to the Ivy Bridge EP architecture and was manufactured using a 22-nanometer process. This processor was designed for demanding tasks and still provides a solid foundation today. We have seen that it can handle complex computational workloads well. The generous 20 MB Level 3 cache supported fast data processing.

This was a significant advantage at the time. With a maximum memory bandwidth of 51 GB/s, it was also well equipped. Servers and workstations benefited from its robust design. This processor always delivered reliable performance for professional environments. It could efficiently process many parallel processes.

Its design aimed for high stability. It proved to be very suitable for compute-intensive applications with many cores. It was a reliable component in many systems. Its architecture enabled good performance scaling. Many users appreciated its endurance in continuous operation.
  • Solid performance for complex workloads
  • Generous 20 MB Level 3 Cache
  • High reliability and stability

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 826 / 867
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank 613 / 821
In segment Desktop
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
6C / 12T · 2.60 GHz
510
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
505
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C / 16T · 2.50 GHz
504
Intel Pentium G3240T
2C / 2T · 2.70 GHz
502
Intel Pentium G860
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
500
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-4460S
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
2,913
Intel Core i5-4570R
4C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
2,913
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C / 16T · 2.20 GHz
2,869
Intel Core i5-4690T
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
2,867
Intel Core i7-980X
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
2,847
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD FX-4300
AMD FX-4300 101 %
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
511
Intel Core i3-560
2C / 4T · 3.33 GHz
510
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C / 16T · 2.50 GHz
508
AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C / 2T · 3.60 GHz
507
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C / 8T · 1.70 GHz
504
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz
3,968
Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
3,968
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C / 16T · 2.20 GHz
3,958
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
3,942
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
3,928
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-6700K
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
2,313
Intel Core i7-4790K
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
2,311
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C / 16T · 2.00 GHz
2,307
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
8C / 16T · 1.80 GHz
2,292
Intel Core i7-980
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
2,275
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Celeron G1620
2C / 2T · 2.70 GHz
95 cb
Intel Celeron G1840T
2C / 2T · 2.50 GHz
95 cb
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C / 16T · 2.50 GHz
94 cb
Intel Core i3-2100
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
93 cb
AMD Athlon X4 845
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
93 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz
712 cb
Intel Xeon E-2244G
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
712 cb
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C / 16T · 2.20 GHz
710 cb
Intel Core i7-4770K
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
709 cb
AMD FX-9370
8C / 8T · 4.70 GHz
699 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Xeon E5 (76)
CPU groupIntel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
ArchitectureIvy Bridge EP
Technology22 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketLGA 2011
Generation4
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Xeon E5-2640 v3
Q3/2014

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 8x
Frequency: 2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 2.20 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache20.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR3-1600
51.2 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory768 GB
Memory channels4
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 40
PCIe Bandwidth39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP95 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ3/2013
Release price700 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
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