Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2073 vs 1555

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073 vs 1555

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18945 vs 6954

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18945 vs 6954

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2073

1555

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6954

18945

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073	1555
PassMark - CPU mark	6954	18945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	29.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	442.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	62.686
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		21273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'15	September 2013
Place in performance rating	470	472
Processor Number	E3-1265LV4	E5-2470V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,250
Value for money (0-100)		1.68
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of QPI Links	0	1
Number of threads	8	20
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25600 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Graphics
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)