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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 8# Threads: 16#

Typical TDP: 90 W#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 20 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 768 GB (DDR4 1600/1866, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 45.75

Overall Rank:
461st fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $379.90 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2024-08-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
17381
Single Thread Rating
1755

Samples: 91*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,864
Thread: 1,869
#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math76,967 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math38,768 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers74 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting41,685 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption5,280 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression326,784 KBytes/Sec
Physics951 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions20,402 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,755 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
 17,381
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,241
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,251
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,330
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,378
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.35
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.67
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
 45.75
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,370
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,121
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,932
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,779
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
 1,755
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3210762 - Jan 13 2026 [Excluded]
9234
BL5106760 - Nov 12 2025 [Excluded]
4920
BL3012827 - Oct 29 2025 [Excluded]
16716
BL3012544 - Oct 29 2025
16501
BL3009252 - Oct 27 2025 [Excluded]
8895
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
 17,381
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 13,302 (-23.5%)
AMD EPYC 3251 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 13,705 (-21.1%)
AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 19,411 (+11.7%)
AMD EPYC 7203 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 17,717 (+1.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 13,277 (-23.6%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 18,331 (+5.5%)
Intel Xeon W-1270 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 17,509 (+0.7%)
Intel Xeon W-11855M @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 17,391 (+0.1%)
Intel Xeon E-2378 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 17,151 (-1.3%)
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 16,542 (-4.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6134 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 16,522 (-4.9%)
Intel Xeon W-1250 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
 13,675 (-21.3%)