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Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Xeon E5540 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 E5540 @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 80 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 E5540 @ 2.53GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5540 @ 2.53GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5540 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 31.30

Overall Rank:
2719th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
2948th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
911th fastest in out of 1084 Server CPUs

Last Price Change: $88.93 USD (2023-05-27)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2783
Single Thread Rating
1203

Samples: 49*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,570
Thread: 1,138

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math14,980 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,379 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers20 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7,810 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption518.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression62,003 KBytes/Sec
Physics344 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,792 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,203 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of April 2025


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
 75,692
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 40,207
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,163
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 35,123
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 33,155
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 28,044
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,469
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,258
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,394
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 9,333
Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz
 2,783
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 82.42
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.71
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 40.59
Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz
 31.30
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
 30.22
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.29
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 NA
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 3,906
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
 3,319
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,678
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,123
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 2,049
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,935
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,788
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,327
Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz
 1,203
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 1,092
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2405308 - Feb 11 2025 [Excluded]
2195
BL2405238 - Feb 11 2025 [Excluded]
2195
BL2008557 - Jan 28 2024
2870
BL1938429 - Nov 03 2023
2877
BL1837759 - Jun 11 2023 [Excluded]
2378
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
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As of 23rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
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