i7-940XM Extreme Edition vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking688not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.03no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency8.81no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)5 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$1,096

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-940XM 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads288
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s2.5 GT/s
Multiplier2416
L1 cache448 KB256 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB1 MB
L3 cache35 MB8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size306.18 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million774 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-940XM 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
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 E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-940XM 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 E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size1.5 TB8 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2016 5 February 2010
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has an age advantage of 6 years, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

i7-940XM Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 118.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition is a notebook one.


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