Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3 processor review

Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3

Xeon E5-4648 v3 processor released by Intel; release date: Q2'15. The processor is designed for embedded-computers and based on Haswell microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 12, threads - 24. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.20 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 87°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm.

Supported memory types: DDR4. Maximum memory size: 768 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA2011-3. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 4. Power consumption (TDP): 105 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1317
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
9061
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1317
PassMark - CPU mark 9061

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date Q2'15
Place in performance rating 1686
Processor Number E5-4648V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 87°C
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz
Number of cores 12
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 24

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)