Xeon E-2436 vs E5-2640 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640 v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 90 Watt
7.88
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+79.7%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v4 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking955517
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.7698.50
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.2820.60
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$939$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2436 has 3469% better value for money than Xeon E5-2640 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E-2436 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2012
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E-2436 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2640 v4 7.88
Xeon E-2436 14.16
+79.7%

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 E5-2640 v4 12514
Xeon E-2436 22487
+79.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.88 14.16
Recency 20 June 2016 14 December 2023
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 20 12
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2640 v4 has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 79.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 38.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2640 v4 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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