Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2658

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2658 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 E5-2608L v3

Intel Xeon E5-2658

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 88.84°C vs 88°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 83% lower typical power consumption: 52 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1210 vs 1096

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	88.84°C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	52 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210 vs 1096

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10053 vs 6415

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10053 vs 6415

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1096

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6415

10053

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3	Intel Xeon E5-2658
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	1096
PassMark - CPU mark	6415	10053

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3	Intel Xeon E5-2658
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1875	1881
Processor Number	E5-2608LV3	E5-2658
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,462
Price now		$1,462
Value for money (0-100)		1.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	88.84°C	88°C
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.6-1.35V
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.40 GHz
Transistor count		2270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	52 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	Gen 3.0
Scalability	2S	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® AVX2	1
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Supported FSBs
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)