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Intel Xeon W3540

1366DDR34C / 8T130WBloomfield45nmEnd-of-life3.20 GHz Boost

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Full Specifications

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Total Cores4

Total Threads8

Base Clock2.93 GHz

Boost Clock3.20 GHz

BCLK / Multiplier133 MHz / 22.0xx

CodenameBloomfield

MicroarchitectureBloomfield

Process Node45nm

FoundryIntel

Die Size263.0 mm²

Transistors0.73 billion

Production StatusEnd-of-life

Market SegmentServer/Workstation

Launch DateMar 30, 2009

Instruction Sets

MMXSSESSE2SSE3SSSE3SSE4.2Intel 64HTTEISTXD-BitVT-xTXT

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About This Product

The Intel Xeon W3540 is an end-of-life, quad-core, eight-thread server/workstation CPU from the Bloomfield generation, operating at 2.93 GHz base and 3.2 GHz boost. Its 130W TDP and LGA1366 socket limit its use to older server or workstation platforms. At $53, it offers basic multi-threaded performance suitable for light server tasks or as a budget workstation CPU, but it is significantly outperformed by modern CPUs in both single and multi-core workloads.

Best for: Legacy Server Builds

Pros

Affordable entry into server/workstation platforms
8 threads for basic multitasking
Integrated graphics for display output

Cons

Outdated architecture and performance
High power consumption (130W TDP)
Limited upgrade path on LGA1366

Verdict
“Buy for extremely budget-constrained, legacy server or workstation builds needing basic multi-threaded power.”

Performance Benchmarks

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PassMark

Large Sample Pool

PassMark

Overall

3,0755%

Single-Thread

3,54071%

PassMark rank: #3,023

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Mushkin Blackline 16 GB

2x8GBDDR3-1600

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2x8GBDDR3-2400

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2x8GBDDR3-2400

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2x8GBDDR3-2133

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