Xeon E5-1607 vs L5640

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5640
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
3.04
+24.6%

Xeon L5640 outperforms Xeon E5-1607 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5640 and Xeon E5-1607 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16431780
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.58no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.621.71
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)no data
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$200no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5640 and Xeon E5-1607 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 speed2.26 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache12 MB (shared)10 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C64 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.6V - 1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5640 and Xeon E5-1607 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5640 and Xeon E5-1607. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching++
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon L5640 and Xeon E5-1607 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5640 and Xeon E5-1607 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5640 and Xeon E5-1607. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size288 GB375 GB
Max memory channels34
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5640 and Xeon E5-1607.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 L5640 3.04
+24.6%
Xeon E5-1607 2.44

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 L5640 4645
+24.5%
Xeon E5-1607 3731

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 L5640 398
Xeon E5-1607 510
+28.1%

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 L5640 1934
+17.7%
Xeon E5-1607 1643

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.04 2.44
Recency 16 March 2010 1 January 2012
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon L5640 has a 24.6% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 116.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-1607, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon L5640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1607 in performance tests.


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