Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1374 vs 991
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12183 vs 5017

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1374 vs 991
PassMark - CPU mark	12183 vs 5017

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 69°C
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB

Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 69°C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1374

991

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12183

5017

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1374	991
PassMark - CPU mark	12183	5017
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5459

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1456	1448
Processor Number	E5-2430LV2	E5-2603V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$240
Price now		$39.09
Value for money (0-100)		28.38
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	80 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 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® AVX	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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)