Product comparison · 2 cpus

Dell Xeon E5640 vs HP Intel Core i7-2600S

20specifications compared
15differ
5identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Xeon E5640:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- Intel Core i7-2600S:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Xeon E5640:E5640
- Intel Core i7-2600S:i7-2600S
Processor base frequency
- Xeon E5640:2.66 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2600S:2.8 GHz
Processor socket
- Xeon E5640:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- Intel Core i7-2600S:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Component for
- Xeon E5640:Server/workstation
- Intel Core i7-2600S:PC
System bus rate
- Xeon E5640:5.86 GT/s
- Intel Core i7-2600S:5 GT/s
Processor boost frequency
- Xeon E5640:2.93 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2600S:3.8 GHz
Processor cache
- Xeon E5640:12 MB
- Intel Core i7-2600S:8 MB

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Comparison of Xeon E5640, Intel Core i7-2600S
44 specifications	A Dell Xeon E5640 View product	B HP Intel Core i7-2600S View product
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	E5640	i7-2600S
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cores	4	4
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	PC
Processor threads	8	8
System bus rateDiffers	5.86 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.93 GHz	3.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	8 MB
Processor cache type	L3	L3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	65 W
VID Voltage RangeKnown for one	0.75 - 1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	QPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28
Memory4 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	288 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	800,1066 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory channelsDiffers	Triple-channel	Dual-channel
ECCDiffers	Yes	No
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentDiffers	Server	Desktop
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AES, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	77.6 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Temperature (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.1 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm

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