E2-7110 vs Xeon E5-2640

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
4.11
+176%

Xeon E5-2640 outperforms E2-7110 by a whopping 176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14192172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.75no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD E-Series
Power efficiency3.949.06
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)7 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$162no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110 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)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C90 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA2011FP4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt12-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels41
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R2 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 E5-2640 4.11
+176%
E2-7110 1.49

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 6294
+176%
E2-7110 2282

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 E5-2640 448
+143%
E2-7110 184

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 E5-2640 2292
+328%
E2-7110 536

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 1.49
Recency 6 March 2012 7 May 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 12 Watt

Xeon E5-2640 has a 175.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

E2-7110, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 691.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2640 is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-7110 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2640 is a server/workstation processor while E2-7110 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2640 and E2-7110, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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