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Intel Xeon W3540 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Xeon W3540 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.

Intel Xeon W3540 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3540 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 20.64

Overall Rank:
2982nd fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
3137th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
1004th fastest in out of 1229 Server CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.00 USD (2024-05-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3075
Single Thread Rating
1288

Samples: 94*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,196
Thread: 1,334

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Xeon W3540 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math16,157 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,985 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,526 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption569.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression67,551 KBytes/Sec
Physics356 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,983 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,288 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Xeon W3540 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 18th 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
 34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,378
Intel Xeon W3540 @ 2.93GHz
 3,075
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.68
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.35
Intel Xeon W3540 @ 2.93GHz
 20.64
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 18th 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
 2,369
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,780
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
Intel Xeon W3540 @ 2.93GHz
 1,288
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Xeon W3540 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3062062 - Nov 18 2025
2308
BL2968659 - Oct 11 2025
3096
BL2853727 - Aug 22 2025
3349
BL2842618 - Aug 17 2025
3248
BL2349083 - Jan 17 2025 [Excluded]
2958
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
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As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
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