V-Series V120 vs Xeon E5-4640

Place in the ranking	1342	3146
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.29	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD V-Series
Power efficiency	4.39	1.02
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,730	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4640 and V-Series V120 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	16	1
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	3200 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	435 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4640 and V-Series V120 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	4	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4640 and V-Series V120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no 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 E5-4640 and V-Series V120 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 E5-4640 and V-Series V120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4640 and V-Series V120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4640 and V-Series V120.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.41	0.27
Recency	14 May 2012	12 May 2010
Physical cores	8	1
Threads	16	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt

Xeon E5-4640 has a 1533.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

V-Series V120, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-4640 is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-4640 is a server/workstation processor while V-Series V120 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-4640 and V-Series V120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.