Xeon E5440 vs E5-1650

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1650
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
5.30
+242%

Xeon E5-1650 outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 242% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1650 and Xeon E5440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11942137
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.96no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.721.77
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)no data
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$175no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1650 and Xeon E5440 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)no data
Threads12no data
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature64 °C67 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1650 and Xeon E5440 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA2011LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Xeon E5440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1650 and Xeon E5440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Xeon E5440 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Xeon E5440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Xeon E5440.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-1650 5.30
+242%
Xeon E5440 1.55

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-1650 8113
+242%
Xeon E5440 2374

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-1650 592
+60.9%
Xeon E5440 368

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-1650 2932
+183%
Xeon E5440 1036

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.30 1.55
Recency 6 March 2012 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-1650 has a 241.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5440, on the other hand, has 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.


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