Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2630 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 - 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).

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2381 vs 1572
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 945 vs 599
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5581 vs 3580

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2381 vs 1572
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	945 vs 599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5581 vs 3580

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 69°C
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13629 vs 11430

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 69°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13629 vs 11430

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2381

1572

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11430

13629

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

945

599

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5581

3580

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2381	1572
PassMark - CPU mark	11430	13629
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	945	599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5581	3580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	74.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	7.096

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1782	1772
Processor Number	E5-1650V4	E5-2630V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Price now		$62.98
Value for money (0-100)		48.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	12	12
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)