Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2628L 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4

Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 94°C vs 92°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7447 vs 7181

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	94°C vs 92°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7447 vs 7181

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

Around 41% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1106 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1106 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

1106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7447

7181

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	1106
PassMark - CPU mark	7447	7181

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	1869	1870
Processor Number	E5-2608LV4	E5-2628LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	94°C	92°C
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	16
VID voltage range	0	0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	70 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
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	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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)