i7-660LM vs Xeon E5-2640 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i7-660LM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1250	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.22	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	4.76	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	13 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$728	$346

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i7-660LM 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	17
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	160 mm2	81+177 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i7-660LM 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i7-660LM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i7-660LM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i7-660LM are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i7-660LM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	768 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	566 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i7-660LM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Core i7-660LM.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2013	13 September 2010
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt

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