Intel Xeon E5-2640 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

What is the difference between Intel Xeon E5-2640 and Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

558Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score511
3305Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score3206
6324PassMark CPU Mark Rating6508
1349PassMark Single Thread Rating1390

Processor Specs

Intel Xeon E5-2640ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2420 v2
2500 MHzFrequency2200 MHz
3000 MHzMaximum Frequency2700 MHz
6Cores6
12Threads12
95 WTDP80 W
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameIvy Bridge EN
Socket 2011 LGAPackageFCLGA1356

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

510Single-Core Score514
2776Multi-Core Score3380
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)Operating SystemDebian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)
Dell Inc. Precision T3600ModelHP ProLiant DL380e Gen8
Dell Inc. 08HPGTMotherboardN/A
BalancedPower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Xeon E5-2640NameIntel Xeon E5-2420 v2
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4
2.49 GHzBase Frequency2.19 GHz
2991 MHzMaximum Frequency
Socket 2011 LGAPackage
Sandy Bridge-EP/EXCodename
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
15.0 MB x 1L3 Cache15.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

11.96 GBSize23.43 GB
664 MHzFrequency
DDR3 SDRAMType
2Channels

Geekbench 5 result (single)

510Single-Core Score514
556Crypto Score554
488Integer Score495
551Floating Point Score 550
556
971.3 MB/sec
AES-XTS554
967.7 MB/sec
548
2.77 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)589
2.98 MB/sec
551
26.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression511
24.2 Mpixels/sec
510
1.44 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)527
1.49 MTE/sec
443
520.3 KElements/sec
HTML5462
542.7 KElements/sec
458
143.6 Krows/sec
SQLite459
143.7 Krows/sec
504
27.4 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering473
25.7 Mpixels/sec
457
145.7 KB/sec
Text Rendering518
164.9 KB/sec
458
3.57 Klines/sec
Clang452
3.52 Klines/sec
477
5.53 images/sec
Camera479
5.56 images/sec
500
625.1 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics524
655.2 Kpairs/sec
528
3269.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics573
3550.7 FPS
477
26.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur434
23.9 Mpixels/sec
516
3.97 images/sec
Face Detection488
3.76 images/sec
533
13.1 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection527
13.0 Mpixels/sec
879
43.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting946
46.4 Mpixels/sec
917
12.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR602
8.21 Mpixels/sec
594
477.2 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing740
593.8 Kpixels/sec
371
3.32 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion429
3.84 Kpixels/sec
597
19.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition656
21.0 Words/sec
389
15.0 images/sec
Machine Learning351
13.6 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2776Multi-Core Score3380
2013Crypto Score3492
2734Integer Score3298
2995Floating Point Score 3539
2013
3.43 GB/sec
AES-XTS3492
5.95 GB/sec
4126
20.9 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)4678
23.7 MB/sec
3489
165.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression4066
192.4 Mpixels/sec
1499
4.23 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)3243
9.15 MTE/sec
2796
3.28 MElements/sec
HTML52231
2.62 MElements/sec
3063
959.6 Krows/sec
SQLite3222
1.01 Mrows/sec
3107
168.6 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering3797
206.0 Mpixels/sec
1919
611.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering2605
830.1 KB/sec
3055
23.8 Klines/sec
Clang3687
28.7 Klines/sec
2532
29.3 images/sec
Camera2854
33.1 images/sec
3156
3.95 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics3194
4.00 Mpairs/sec
3907
24202.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics4805
29771.7 FPS
2703
148.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2896
159.2 Mpixels/sec
3267
25.1 images/sec
Face Detection3753
28.9 images/sec
3085
76.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection4129
101.8 Mpixels/sec
4547
223.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting5242
257.2 Mpixels/sec
5528
75.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR4488
61.2 Mpixels/sec
4027
3.23 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing4692
3.77 Mpixels/sec
2380
21.3 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion2784
24.9 Kpixels/sec
2247
71.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition3143
100.5 Words/sec
956
36.9 images/sec
Machine Learning1637
63.3 images/sec