Intel Xeon E5540 Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Xeon E5540 Run Need For Speed: Payback?

High-end Server processor released in 2009 with 4 cores and 8 threads. With base clock at 2.8GHz, max speed at 2.8GHz, and a 80W power rating. Xeon E5540 is based on the Gainestown 45nm family and part of the Xeon E5 series.
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Xeon E5540 - 1080p - RTX 3090 - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Xeon E5-2687W
245.9
Xeon E5-2690
245.9
Xeon E5-1650
245.6
Xeon E5-2667
243.8
Xeon E5-2680
243.5
Xeon E5-1660
240.6
Xeon E5-4650
238.6
Xeon E5-4650L
238.5
Xeon E5-2670
238.5
Xeon E5-2665
238.5
Xeon E5-2640
237.9
Xeon E5-2660
235.9
Xeon X5675
235.4
Xeon E3-1270 V2
232.8
Xeon E3-1280 v2
232.8
Xeon E3-1290 v2
232.8
Xeon E5-2430
232.3
Xeon E5-1620
232.3
Xeon E5-2450
231.9
Xeon E3-1240 V2
231.8
Xeon E3-1275 V2
231.5
Xeon E5-4610
231.2
Xeon E5-2643
231.1
Xeon E5-2407
230.9
Xeon E5-2440
230.8
Xeon E5-2470
229.4
Xeon E3-1245 V2
228.4
Xeon E5-4640
225.8
Xeon W3690
225
Xeon X5690
225
Xeon W3680
225
Xeon E5-2630L
225
Xeon E5-2430L
225
Xeon E5-2420
225
Xeon E5-2658
225
Xeon L5640
225
Xeon X5650
225
Xeon X5660
225
Xeon E5-4617
225
Xeon W3670
225
Xeon X5680
225
Xeon E5-2650
224.2
Xeon X5667
222.9
Xeon E3-1290
222.9
Xeon X5687
222.9
Xeon E3-1270
222.9
Xeon E3-1280
222.9
Xeon E3-1230 V2
222
Xeon E3-1220 V2
221.2
Xeon E5-1410
220
Opteron 4334
219.6
Xeon E3-1225 V2
219
Xeon E5607
217.3
Xeon E5606
217.3
Xeon E3-1220 V3
217.3
Xeon E5-2403
216.5
Xeon E3-1265L V3
215.9
Xeon X5670
214.6
Xeon E5645
214.6
Xeon L5638
214.6
Xeon E5649
214.6
Xeon E5-2620
214.3
Opteron 6386 SE
213.5
Xeon W3580
213.1
Xeon W5590
213.1
Xeon W3570
213.1
Xeon W5580
213.1
Xeon W3565
213.1
Xeon X5570
213.1
Xeon E3-1240
213.1
Xeon X5677
213.1
Xeon E5630
213.1
Xeon W3550
213.1
Xeon E3-1265L V2
213.1
Xeon E3-1235
213.1
Xeon E3-1230
213.1
Xeon E3-1245
213.1
Xeon E3-1275
213.1
Opteron 3280
211.4
Opteron 6380
210.4
Xeon E5-4603
209.5
Xeon E5-2603
209.4
Opteron 6376
207.8
Xeon E5507
207.7
Xeon E5504
207.7
Xeon E5506
207.7
Xeon E3-1220
207.7
Xeon E3-1225
207.7
Xeon E5-2450L
207.3
Xeon E5-2648L
207.3
Xeon E5-2650L
207.3
Xeon E5-2630
207.3
Opteron 6366 HE
206.2
Opteron 6282 SE
204.1
Xeon L5530
203.2
Xeon E5640
203.2
Xeon X5647
203.2
Xeon E3-1260L
203.2
Xeon E5530
203.2
Xeon E5620
203.2
Xeon W3530
203.2
Xeon X5672
203.2
Xeon L5520
203.2
Xeon X5550
203.2
Xeon E5520
203.2
Xeon W3540
203.2
Xeon X5560
203.2
Xeon W3520
203.2
Opteron 6320
202.4
Opteron 4332 HE
199.4
Xeon E5603
198.1
Xeon E5-2418L
196.3
Opteron 3380
195.8
Opteron 6274
193.7
Opteron 6272
193.7
Opteron 6276
193.7
Xeon L5630
193.3
Xeon E5540
193.3
Xeon E5-2609
191.4
Opteron 3350 HE
191.4
Xeon E5-2637
190.8
Xeon X5698
188.1
Xeon L5506
178.8
Xeon E5503
174.6
Xeon E5502
165.7
Xeon W3503
165.7
Xeon W3505
165.7
Xeon 5120
138.9
Xeon 5130
138.9
Xeon 5140
138.9
Xeon 5150
138.9
Xeon 5110
130
Xeon 5148
130
Xeon 5160
130

The Xeon E5540 GPU ranks between the Xeon L5630 and Xeon E5-2609 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Xeon L5630 but still offers 1% more juice than the Xeon E5-2609 for those epic gaming sessions. With its performance, the Xeon E5540 snags the 118th spot on the leaderboard. For casual gaming, the Xeon E5540 holds the fort with its 4-cores and 8-threads, though it won't be breaking any high score records.

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