Intel Xeon E5-2430L vs Intel Xeon E5-2448L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430L and Intel Xeon E5-2448L 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 E5-2448L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L

Around 19% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 70 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 70 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2448L

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2448L

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430L	Intel Xeon E5-2448L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1153
PassMark - CPU mark	9752

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430L	Intel Xeon E5-2448L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	May 2012	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1830	not rated
Price now	$103.99
Processor Number	E5-2430L	E5-2448L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	20.59
Vertical segment	Server	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	8 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)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	1	1
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	1270 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V
Maximum core temperature		91°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	70 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	Gen 3.0
Scalability	2S Only
PCIe configurations		Gen 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	1
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)