Intel Core i5-6442EQ vs Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6442EQ and Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6442EQ

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 92°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1649 vs 1286

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 92°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1649 vs 1286

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16028 vs 4487

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16028 vs 4487

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6442EQ
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1649

1286

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4487

16028

Name	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1649	1286
PassMark - CPU mark	4487	16028

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q4'15	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	1420	1428
Processor Number	i5-6442EQ	E5-2648LV2
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	92°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of threads	4	20
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Graphics
Device ID	0x191B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	42mm x 28mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	70 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)