E1-2500 vs Xeon E5540
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5540 and E1-2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1991 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.64 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD E-Series |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $30 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5540 and E1-2500 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5540 and E1-2500 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5540 and E1-2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5540 and E1-2500 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 E5540 and E1-2500 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 E5540 and E1-2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 144 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon HD 8240 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5540 and E1-2500 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5540 and E1-2500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5540 and E1-2500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 March 2009 | 23 May 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon E5540 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
E1-2500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5540 and E1-2500. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E5540 is a server/workstation processor while E1-2500 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5540 and E1-2500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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