Intel Xeon E5540 Processor

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Xeon E5540 is a server/workstation processor from Intel released on 30 March 2009, and it is in end-of-life production status now. It belongs to Xeon family and has a Gainestown architecture. This processor is built on Intel Socket 1366, and uses Gen 2 PCI express connection. 45 nm process is used in production.

Processor has 4 cores and 8 threads, with the base frequency of 2.533 GHz. It has DDR3 Triple-channel memory support. As for the cache, it supports L1 64K (per core), L2 256K (per core) and L3 8MB (shared).

Learn more about Intel Xeon E5540:

Specifications

Vertical Segment
Server/Workstation
Release date
30 March 2009
Production status
End-of-life
Generation
Xeon
Codename
Gainestown
Socket
Intel Socket 1366
Total Cores
4
Total Threads
8
Frequency
2.533 GHz
Turbo clock
up to 2.8 GHz
Cache L1
64K (per core)
Cache L2
256K (per core)
Cache L3
8MB (shared)
TDP
80 W

Physical Specifications

Socket
Intel Socket 1366
Foundry
Intel
Process size
45 nm
Transistors
731 million
Die size
263 mm²
Package
FC-LGA8

Performance

Frequency
2.533 GHz
Turbo clock
up to 2.8 GHz
Base clock
133 MHz
Multiplier
19.0x
Multiplier unlocked
No
Voltage
1.35 V
TDP
80 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment
Server/Workstation
Production status
End-of-life
Release date
30 March 2009
Codename
Gainestown
Generation
Xeon
Part
SLBF6
Memory support
DDR3 Triple-channel
ECC memory
Yes
PCI Express
Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores
4
Total Threads
8
SMP # CPUs
2
Integrated graphics
N/A

Cache

Cache L1
64K (per core)
Cache L2
256K (per core)
Cache L3
8MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

  • MMX
  • SSE
  • SSE2
  • SSE3
  • SSSE3
  • SSE4.2
  • EIST
  • Intel 64
  • VT-x
  • TXT
  • HTT
  • XD-Bit

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