i7-4940MX Extreme Edition vs Xeon E5-1660 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1039not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.94no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency4.71no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-E (2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)19 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,809no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rate0 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache15 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition 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
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt57 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size256 GB32 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2013 19 January 2014
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 57 Watt

Xeon E5-1660 v2 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

i7-4940MX Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 128.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1660 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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