Product comparison · 2 cpus

Dell Xeon E5-2403 vs Dell Xeon E5540

41specifications compared
19differ
22identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Xeon E5-2403:Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
- Xeon E5540:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- Xeon E5-2403:E5-2403
- Xeon E5540:E5540
Processor base frequency
- Xeon E5-2403:1.8 GHz
- Xeon E5540:2.53 GHz
Processor socket
- Xeon E5-2403:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
- Xeon E5540:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor lithography
- Xeon E5-2403:32 nm
- Xeon E5540:45 nm
Processor threads
- Xeon E5-2403:4
- Xeon E5540:8
System bus rate
- Xeon E5-2403:6.4 GT/s
- Xeon E5540:5.86 GT/s
Processor cache
- Xeon E5-2403:10 MB
- Xeon E5540:8 MB

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Comparison of Xeon E5-2403, Xeon E5540
56 specifications	A Dell Xeon E5-2403 View product	B Dell Xeon E5540 View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E5-2403	E5540
Processor base frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	2.53 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
System bus rateDiffers	6.4 GT/s	5.86 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	10 MB	8 MB
L3 cache speedDiffers	1.8 GHz	2.53 GHz
VID Voltage RangeDiffers	0.6 - 1.35 V	0.75 - 1.35 V
SteppingDiffers	M1	D0
Number of QPI linksDiffers	1	2
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 GHz
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	384 GB	144 GB
Features1 differ
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	40	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
ScalabilityKnown for one	S2S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	731 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	263 mm²
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features3 differ
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Processor package sizeDiffers	45 mm	42.5 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76 °C

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