Try (i.e. fire Prime95 in your VM) and see yourself! It can even hit higher than standard maximum frequency, depending on how many cores your VM is using. E5-2640 v3 has standard max 2.6GHz, but it also supports "Intel turbo boost" (2/2/3/4/5/6/8/8). So if only 1 or 2 cores are needed, it can go...