Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Intel Xeon L5638

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 and Intel Xeon L5638 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

  • Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2150 vs 944
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2150 vs 944

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5638

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7217 vs 7049
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7217 vs 7049

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5638

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2150
944
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7049
7217
Name Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon L5638
PassMark - Single thread mark 2150 944
PassMark - CPU mark 7049 7217
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 891
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3386
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2290
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 78.031
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.089

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Intel Xeon L5638

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Westmere EP
Launch date Q2'14 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2144 2148
Processor Number E3-1231V3 L5638
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $90
Price now $69.90
Value for money (0-100) 23.41

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2 5.86 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 2.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 8 12
Die size 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 85°C
Transistor count 1170 million
VID voltage range 1.0 - 1.5V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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