Intel Xeon E5-2430L vs Intel Xeon E5-2440

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430L and Intel Xeon E5-2440 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 E5-2430L

Intel Xeon E5-2440

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L

Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1192 vs 1151

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1192 vs 1151

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440

Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10776 vs 9635

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10776 vs 9635

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1192

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9635

10776

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430L	Intel Xeon E5-2440
PassMark - Single thread mark	1192	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	9635	10776

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430L	Intel Xeon E5-2440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	May 2012	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1797	1798
Price now	$103.99	$43.72
Processor Number	E5-2430L	E5-2440
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	20.59	61.84
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$295
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	1	1
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	1270 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S Only	2S Only
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® AVX
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
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)