Intel Core i7-990X vs Intel Xeon E5-2640

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-990X and Intel Xeon E5-2640. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

676Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score558
3733Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score3305
7262PassMark CPU Mark Rating6324
1603PassMark Single Thread Rating1349
43533DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-990XProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2640
3470 MHzFrequency2500 MHz
3730 MHzMaximum Frequency3000 MHz
6Cores6
12Threads12
130 WTDP95 W
GulftownCodenameSandy Bridge-EP
FCLGA1366PackageSocket 2011 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

669Single-Core Score510
2104Multi-Core Score2776
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Ubuntu 20.10Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.SniperModelDell Inc. Precision T3600
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.SniperMotherboardDell Inc. 08HPGT
Power PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-990XNameIntel Xeon E5-2640
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7
3.46 GHzBase Frequency2.49 GHz
Maximum Frequency2991 MHz
PackageSocket 2011 LGA
CodenameSandy Bridge-EP/EX
32.0 KB x 6L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 6L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
256 KB x 6L2 Cache256 KB x 6
12.0 MB x 1L3 Cache15.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

15.63 GBSize11.96 GB
Frequency664 MHz
TypeDDR3 SDRAM
Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

669Single-Core Score510
649Crypto Score556
691Integer Score488
623Floating Point Score 551
649
1.11 GB/sec
AES-XTS556
971.3 MB/sec
811
4.10 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)548
2.77 MB/sec
707
33.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression551
26.1 Mpixels/sec
747
2.11 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)510
1.44 MTE/sec
711
834.5 KElements/sec
HTML5443
520.3 KElements/sec
672
210.4 Krows/sec
SQLite458
143.6 Krows/sec
696
37.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering504
27.4 Mpixels/sec
570
181.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering457
145.7 KB/sec
684
5.33 Klines/sec
Clang458
3.57 Klines/sec
651
7.54 images/sec
Camera477
5.53 images/sec
583
729.3 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics500
625.1 Kpairs/sec
834
5167.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics528
3269.4 FPS
579
31.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur477
26.2 Mpixels/sec
640
4.93 images/sec
Face Detection516
3.97 images/sec
735
18.1 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection533
13.1 Mpixels/sec
1236
60.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting879
43.1 Mpixels/sec
1306
17.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR917
12.5 Mpixels/sec
828
665.0 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing594
477.2 Kpixels/sec
487
4.36 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion371
3.32 Kpixels/sec
378
12.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition597
19.1 Words/sec
168
6.49 images/sec
Machine Learning389
15.0 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2104Multi-Core Score2776
1218Crypto Score2013
2158Integer Score2734
2133Floating Point Score 2995
1218
2.08 GB/sec
AES-XTS2013
3.43 GB/sec
2517
12.7 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)4126
20.9 MB/sec
2879
136.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3489
165.0 Mpixels/sec
1413
3.99 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1499
4.23 MTE/sec
1919
2.25 MElements/sec
HTML52796
3.28 MElements/sec
2625
822.5 Krows/sec
SQLite3063
959.6 Krows/sec
2611
141.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering3107
168.6 Mpixels/sec
1533
488.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering1919
611.4 KB/sec
2878
22.4 Klines/sec
Clang3055
23.8 Klines/sec
1710
19.8 images/sec
Camera2532
29.3 images/sec
3700
4.63 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics3156
3.95 Mpairs/sec
2508
15535.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics3907
24202.4 FPS
3367
185.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2703
148.6 Mpixels/sec
2512
19.3 images/sec
Face Detection3267
25.1 images/sec
2260
55.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection3085
76.0 Mpixels/sec
3008
147.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting4547
223.1 Mpixels/sec
2215
30.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR5528
75.3 Mpixels/sec
2039
1.64 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing4027
3.23 Mpixels/sec
1371
12.3 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion2380
21.3 Kpixels/sec
1630
52.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition2247
71.8 Words/sec
774
29.9 images/sec
Machine Learning956
36.9 images/sec