Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs 7140N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 7140N and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Tulsa (2006)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	August 2006 (17 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$589	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon 7140N and Xeon E5-2689A v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	0 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	20 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	435 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1328 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.1V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 7140N and Xeon E5-2689A v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	PPGA604	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 7140N and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 7140N and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 7140N and Xeon E5-2689A v4 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 7140N and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	1,536 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 7140N and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	145 Watt

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