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Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-08

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.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
Family:	Intel Xeon E5 (73)
CPU group:	Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge EP
Technology:	22 nm
Segment:	Desktop
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

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
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.

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

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz (2.50 GHz)

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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 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i7-880 4C 8T @ 3.73 GHz	510
	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
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	496

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i5-7400T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2928
	Intel Core i5-4460S 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2913
	Intel Core i5-4570R 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2913
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz	2869
	Intel Core i5-4690T 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2867
	Intel Core i7-980X 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	2847
	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	2829

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-8150 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	512
	AMD FX-4300 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
	Intel Pentium G2030T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	508
	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	508
	AMD Athlon II X2 280 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	507

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.


	Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3986
	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3968
	Intel Xeon E-2124G 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3968
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz	3958
	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3942
	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3928
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	3927

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 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	10302
	Intel Core i5-8600K 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	10255
	Intel Core i5-10500T 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	10225
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz	10213
	Intel Xeon D-1541 8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz	10163
	Intel Core i7-4960X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	10145
	Intel Xeon D-1540 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	10061

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	2348
	Intel Core i7-6700K 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	2313
	Intel Core i7-4790K 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	2311
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	2307
	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 8C 16T @ 1.80 GHz	2292
	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	2275
	Intel Core i7-7700 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2266

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 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	95
	Intel Celeron G1840T 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	95
	Intel Pentium G2010 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	95
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	94
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	94
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	94
	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 15C 30T @ 3.40 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 FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	713
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	712
	Intel Xeon E-2244G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	712
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz	710
	Intel Core i5-9400T 6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz	710
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 6C 12T @ 2.30 GHz	710
	Intel Core i7-4770K 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	709

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,833 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,779 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
741 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,108 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,104 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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