Key facts
Production status: End-of-life
Release date: 2009-03-30
Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Base clock: 2533 MHz
Turbo clock: 2800 MHz
TDP: 80 W
Process: 45 nm
Codename: Gainestown
Generation: Xeon (Gainestown)
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Xeon E5540 |
| Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
| Foundry | Intel |
| Process Size | 45 nm |
| Transistors | 731 million |
| Die Size | 263 mm² |
| Package | FC-LGA8 |
| Market | Server/Workstation |
| Production Status | End-of-life |
| Release Date | Mar 30th, 2009 |
| Part# | SLBF6 |
| 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 |
| Codename | Gainestown |
| Generation | Xeon (Gainestown) |
| Memory Support | DDR3 |
| ECC Memory | Yes |
| # of Cores | 4 |
| # of Threads | 8 |
| SMP # CPUs | 2 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per core) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB (per core) |
| Features | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel 64, HTT, EIST, VT-x, VT-d, EPT, x8 SDDC, XD-Bit, TBT 1.0 |
| Rated Speed | 1066 MT/s |
| Memory Bus | Triple-channel |
| Memory Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| Launch Price | $774 |
| PCI-Express | Gen 2 |
| Cache L3 | 8 MB (shared) |
| tCaseMax | 76°C |
| Chipsets | Intel 5500, 5520, X58 |
| All Core Turbo | 2.66 GHz |
| QPI Link | 2x 5.86 GT/s |
| Benchmark rank | 1894 |
| Benchmark samples | 47 |
| Benchmark price | 72.63 |
| Benchmark category | Server |
| Benchmark socket | LGA1366 |
| Benchmark date | 2009-07-01 |
| Benchmark TDP (W) | 80 |
| Benchmark base (MHz) | 2530 |
| Benchmark turbo (MHz) | 2800 |
| Benchmark cores | 4 |
| Benchmark threads per core | 2 |
| Benchmark threads | 8 |