Dell Xeon E5640 vs HP Intel Xeon E3-1290

Key differences

The HP Intel Xeon E3-1290 has 0.94 GHz more processor base frequency than the Dell Xeon E5640 (3.6 GHz vs 2.66 GHz). The Dell Xeon E5640 has 0.86 GT/s more system bus rate than the HP Intel Xeon E3-1290 (5.86 GT/s vs 5 GT/s). The HP Intel Xeon E3-1290 has 1.07 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Dell Xeon E5640 (4 GHz vs 2.93 GHz). Processor family: Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence on the Dell Xeon E5640, Intel® Xeon® E3 Family on the HP Intel Xeon E3-1290. Processor model: E5640 on the Dell Xeon E5640, E3-1290 on the HP Intel Xeon E3-1290.

• Processor family
  • Xeon E5640:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
  • Intel Xeon E3-1290:Intel® Xeon® E3 Family
• Processor model
  • Xeon E5640:E5640
  • Intel Xeon E3-1290:E3-1290
• Processor base frequency
  • Xeon E5640:2.66 GHz
  • Intel Xeon E3-1290:3.6 GHz
• Processor socket
  • Xeon E5640:Socket B (LGA 1366)
  • Intel Xeon E3-1290:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
• System bus rate
  • Xeon E5640:5.86 GT/s
  • Intel Xeon E3-1290:5 GT/s
• Processor boost frequency
  • Xeon E5640:2.93 GHz
  • Intel Xeon E3-1290:4 GHz
• Processor cache
  • Xeon E5640:12 MB
  • Intel Xeon E3-1290:8 MB
• Thermal Design Power (TDP)
  • Xeon E5640:80 W
  • Intel Xeon E3-1290:95 W