Intel Server CPU v5.1.7
Intel Xeon Processor E5540
Benchmarks
Total score 1,247 / 10,000, rank 1807 of 2125.
Every score is out of 10,000, relative to the best CPUs. The total also counts the recommended price ($940, Intel ARK recommended customer price (2018)); see how scores work.
| Category | Score | Measured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-thread | 1,901 | 1,150 points | |
| Multi-thread | 153 | 2,669 points | |
| 3D rendering | 126 | monster 12, junkshop 7.6, classroom 4.7 samples/min over 1 runs | |
| Gamingestimated | 1,753 |
Sources: PassMark (Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz, 52 samples), Blender Open Data
Metadata
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand | Xeon |
| Intel name | Intel Xeon Processor E5540 |
| Processor number | E5540 |
| Codename | Nehalem EP |
| Generation | Nehalem |
| Microarchitecture | Nehalem |
| Performance class | Xeon 5000 series |
| Segment | Server |
| Released | 2009-Q12009 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Base clock | 2.53 GHz |
| Max clock | 2.80 GHz |
| Cache | 8 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| Bus | 5.86 GT/s |
| TDP | 80 W |
| Lithography (as published) | 45 nm |
| Max memory | 144 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 |
| Max CPUs per system | 2 |
| Transistors | 731 million |
| Die size | 263 mm2 |
| Instruction set | 64-bit |
| Socket | FCLGA1366LGA1366 |
| Memory | DDR3 800/1066DDR3 |
| Recommended price | $940 |
| Instruction sets | |
| Features | |
| Source | Intel ARK (via cpu-spec-dataset) |
Uses (dependencies)
- lithography: Intel Lithography
v13.0.0(45 nm) - simd: Intel SIMD
v0.0.1(MMX) - simd: Intel SIMD
v1.4.1(SSE4.2)
Used by (0)
Nothing depends on this version.
Known vulnerabilities and defects
- Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754): Rogue data cache load: user code can read kernel memory through speculative execution.
- Spectre variant 1 (bounds check bypass) (CVE-2017-5753): Mistrained conditional branches speculatively read out-of-bounds data. Mitigated in software only; every speculative out-of-order core is affected.
- Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault (CVE-2018-3615, CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646): Speculative reads from the L1 data cache through non-present page table entries, breaking SGX, OS and VMM isolation.
- Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout) (CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091): Data in store buffers, fill buffers and load ports leaks across privilege boundaries.
Matched by codename; individual steppings may differ.
Changelog
Since the previous patch: Intel Server CPU v5.1.6 (Xeon E5530)
Performance
- ~Total score 1273 → 1247 (-2%)
- ~Single-thread 1904 → 1901 (+0%)
- ~Multi-thread 157 → 153 (-3%)
- ~3D rendering 98 → 126 (+29%)
- ~Gaming 1769 → 1753 (-1%)
Specifications
- ~Base clock: 2.40 GHz → 2.53 GHz
- ~Max clock: 2.66 GHz → 2.80 GHz
- ~Recommended price: $530 → $940
Since the previous minor (lower performance class): Intel Server CPU v5.0.7 (Xeon W3550)
Performance
- ~Total score 1610 → 1247 (-23%)
- ~Single-thread 2367 → 1901 (-20%)
- ~Multi-thread 188 → 153 (-19%)
- ~3D rendering 130 → 126 (-3%)
- ~Gaming 2174 → 1753 (-19%)
Features
- +VT-d
Specifications
- ~Codename: Bloomfield → Nehalem EP
- ~Base clock: 3.06 GHz → 2.53 GHz
- ~Max clock: 3.33 GHz → 2.80 GHz
- ~Bus: 4.8 GT/s → 5.86 GT/s
- ~TDP: 130 W → 80 W
- ~Max memory: 24 GB → 144 GB
- ~Max CPUs per system: 1 → 2
- ~Recommended price: $305 → $940
Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel Server CPU v4.1.7 (Xeon E5440)
Breaking changes
- ~Socket changed from LGA771 to FCLGA1366
Security
- !Introduced: Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault
- !Introduced: Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout)
Performance
- ~Total score 1276 → 1247 (-2%)
- ~Single-thread 2020 → 1901 (-6%)
- ~Multi-thread 135 → 153 (+13%)
- ~3D rendering 69 → 126 (+83%)
- ~Gaming 1758 → 1753 (+0%)
Components
Instruction sets
- +SSE4.2
Features
- +Hyper-Threading
- +VT-d
- +EPT
- +Physical Address Extension
- +ECC memory
Specifications
- ~Codename: Harpertown → Nehalem EP
- ~Microarchitecture: Penryn → Nehalem
- +Threads: 8
- ~Base clock: 2.83 GHz → 2.53 GHz
- +Max clock: 2.80 GHz
- ~Cache: 12 MB L2 Cache → 8 MB Intel Smart Cache
- ~Bus: 1333 MHz → 5.86 GT/s
- +Max memory: 144 GB
- +Memory channels: 3
- +Max CPUs per system: 2
- ~Transistors: 820 million → 731 million
- ~Die size: 214 mm2 → 263 mm2
- ~Recommended price: $703 → $940
Raw source data
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| CpuId | 37104 |
| CpuName | Intel Xeon Processor E5540 |
| BornOnDate | Q1'09 |
| Bus | 5.86 GT/s |
| BusNumPorts | 2 |
| Cache | 8 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| CertifiedUseConditions | Server/Enterprise |
| ClockSpeed | 2.53 GHz |
| ClockSpeedMax | 2.80 GHz |
| CodeNameText | Products formerly Nehalem EP |
| CoreCount | 4 |
| DemandBasedSwitching | Yes |
| DieSize | 263 mm2 |
| ECCMemory | Yes |
| EM64 | Yes |
| Embedded | Yes |
| ExecuteDisable | Yes |
| ExtendedPageTables | Yes |
| HaltState | Yes |
| HyperThreading | Yes |
| InstructionSet | 64-bit |
| Lithography | 45 nm |
| MarketSegment | Server |
| MaxCPUs | 2 |
| MaxMem | 144 GB |
| MaxMemoryBandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| MaxTDP | 80 W |
| MemoryTypes | DDR3 800/1066 |
| NumMemoryChannels | 3 |
| PackageSize | 42.5mm x 45mm |
| PhysicalAddressExtension | 40-bit |
| ProcessorNumber | E5540 |
| ProductGroup | Legacy Intel Xeon Processors |
| ServicingStatus | End of Servicing Lifetime |
| SocketsSupported | FCLGA1366 |
| SpeedstepTechnology | Yes |
| StatusCodeText | Discontinued |
| TBTVersion | 1.0 |
| TCase | 76°C |
| ThreadCount | 8 |
| TransistorCount | 731 million |
| TXT | No |
| VTD | Yes |
| VTX | Yes |
| SourceUrl | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/37104/intel-xeon-processor-e5540-8m-cache-2-53-ghz-5-86-gts-intel-qpi.html |