i5-1235U (IPU) vs Xeon E5-2640 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1259not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.29no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency4.76no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$728no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i5-1235U (IPU). 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 Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) 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 E5-2640 v2 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i5-1235U (IPU). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size768 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 cardno dataIris Xe 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i5-1235U (IPU).

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2013 23 February 2022
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2640 v2 has 33.3% more threads.

i5-1235U (IPU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 25% more physical cores, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i5-1235U (IPU). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2640 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-1235U (IPU) is a notebook one.


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