Intel Xeon E5-1650 vs Intel Xeon L5630

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 and Intel Xeon L5630 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).

Intel Xeon E5-1650

Intel Xeon L5630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 64.0°C vs 63.1°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1737 vs 960
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8098 vs 5206

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs March 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	64.0°C vs 63.1°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1737 vs 960
PassMark - CPU mark	8098 vs 5206

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5630

Around 13% higher maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 256 GB
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum memory size	288 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1737

960

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8098

5206

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650	Intel Xeon L5630
PassMark - Single thread mark	1737	960
PassMark - CPU mark	8098	5206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4316
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	58.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.722

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650	Intel Xeon L5630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Westmere EP
Launch date	March 2012	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$175	$1,100
Place in performance rating	2093	2104
Price now	$175	$17.33
Processor Number	E5-1650	L5630
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	19.77	74.27
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	0 QPI	5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 mm	239 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.0°C	63.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	2270 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.60V - 1.35V	0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	40 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)