Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 was released in Q3/2014 and has 8 cores. The processor can process 16 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 2011-3. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 achieved a result of 898 points (single-core) or 6,013 points (multi-core).
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3.

Name: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
Family: Intel Xeon E5 (71)
CPU group: Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32)
Architecture: Haswell E
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 5
Predecessor: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
Successor: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 has 8 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 is 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 16
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 8x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 3.00 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 supports a maximum of 768 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 68.2 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2133
68.2 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 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 has a TDP of 90 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 90 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 is made in 22 nm and has 20.00 MB cache.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011-3
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, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2014
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 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.
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
901
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
899
Intel Xeon D-1746TER Intel Xeon D-1746TER
10C 20T @ 3.10 GHz
899
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
898
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
897
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
896
Intel Core i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
895

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 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
6034
Intel Core i5-10600 Intel Core i5-10600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
6033
Intel Core i5-10400F Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
6014
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
6013
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
6006
Intel Xeon E-2176M Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
5989
Intel Xeon D-2145NT Intel Xeon D-2145NT
8C 16T @ 1.90 GHz
5986

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 i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1039
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1037
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1034
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1033
Intel Core i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1032
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
1032
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
10C 20T @ 3.10 GHz
1032

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.
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
5432
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5424
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5424
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
5422
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
5406
Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
5402
Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz
5402

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
275
Intel Core i5-6400 Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
275
Intel Core i5-L16G7 Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 3.00 GHz
272
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
271
Intel Core i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
269
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz
264
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
263

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
2407
Intel Xeon E-2226G Intel Xeon E-2226G
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
2407
Intel Xeon E-2226GE Intel Xeon E-2226GE
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
2407
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
2401
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
2394
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
2389
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2364

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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
11350
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
11347
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
11322
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
11321
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
11300
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
11224
AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
11215

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
353
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
350
Intel Core i5-3470 Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
350
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
348
AMD Athlon 3000G AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
343
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
343
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
342

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 Xeon W-2133 Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
3146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
6C 12T @ 2.30 GHz
3142
Intel Core i5-10500T Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 2.30 GHz
3070
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
3057
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 1.10 GHz
3056
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
3043
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
3008

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.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz
173
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz
173
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
173
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
172
Intel Core i5-1035G4 Intel Core i5-1035G4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
172
Intel Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
172
Intel Core i3-7300 Intel Core i3-7300
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
172

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 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1305
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1288
Intel Core i7-7800X Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
1285
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
1275
Intel Core i3-13100F Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1273
Intel Core i3-13100 Intel Core i3-13100
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1273
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1269

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