Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2428L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2428L v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2

Intel Xeon E5-2428L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 93°C vs 89.2°C
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 60 Watt

Maximum core temperature	93°C vs 89.2°C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 60 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2428L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.30 GHz vs 2.00 GHz

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	2.30 GHz vs 2.00 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2	Intel Xeon E5-2428L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'13	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	E5-2618LV2	E5-2428LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	93°C	89.2°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	12	16
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 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	52.5mm x 45mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	60 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only	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® 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
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)