Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2112 vs 1374

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2112 vs 1374

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 66.2°C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12183 vs 7396

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 66.2°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12183 vs 7396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2112

1374

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7396

12183

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2112	1374
PassMark - CPU mark	7396	12183
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'14	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1452	1453
Processor Number	E5-1630V3	E5-2430LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.2°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of QPI Links	0	1
Number of threads	8	12
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	60 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
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® AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	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)