Xeon E5-4640 vs E5-2689

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2689
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
6.48
+41.5%

Xeon E5-2689 outperforms Xeon E5-4640 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10631321
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.28
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency5.144.40
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,730

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm2435 mm2
Number of transistors2,270 million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 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 configuration24
Socket2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

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 E5-2689 6.48
+41.5%
Xeon E5-4640 4.58

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 E5-2689 9922
+41.5%
Xeon E5-4640 7012

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.48 4.58
Recency 6 March 2012 14 May 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-2689 has a 41.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon E5-4640, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 21.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2689 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-4640 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E5-4640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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