Intel Xeon E5-2408L v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2408L v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2408L v3

Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2408L v3

Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 92 vs 77.6°C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum core temperature	92 vs 77.6°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB

Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2408L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2408L v3	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark		1384
PassMark - CPU mark		10838

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2408L v3	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'15	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	not rated	1486
Processor Number	E5-2408LV3	E5-4650V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	92	77.6°C
Number of cores	4	12
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	8	24
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Maximum frequency		2.80 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	42.5mmx45mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	4S
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® AVX	Intel® AVX2
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)