Intel Xeon E5-2438L v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2428L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2438L v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2428L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon E5-2438L v3

Intel Xeon E5-2428L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2438L v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16

Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2428L v3

Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 93 vs 83
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 70 Watt

Maximum core temperature	93 vs 83
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 70 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2438L v3	Intel Xeon E5-2428L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'15	Q1'15
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	E5-2438LV3	E5-2428LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	83	93
Number of cores	10	8
Number of QPI Links	1	1
Number of threads	20	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	3	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	42.5mmx45mm	42.5mmx45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	55 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	2S
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)