Intel Celeron 2950M vs Intel Xeon E5-2648L

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2950M and Intel Xeon E5-2648L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Celeron 2950M

Intel Xeon E5-2648L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2950M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 37 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 899

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2013 vs March 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143 vs 899

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.10 GHz vs 2 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
8.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9940 vs 1234

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9940 vs 1234

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2950M
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2648L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1143

899

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1234

9940

Name	Intel Celeron 2950M	Intel Xeon E5-2648L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143	899
PassMark - CPU mark	1234	9940

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2950M	Intel Xeon E5-2648L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	1 October 2013	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	2119	2100
Processor Number	2950M	E5-2648L
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	130 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	16
Transistor count	960 Million	2270 million
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCPGA946	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt	70 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4	Gen 3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	1
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)