Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1934 vs 1917
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11689 vs 11181

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1934 vs 1917
PassMark - CPU mark	11689 vs 11181

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 87.025°C vs 80.2°C
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 105 Watt
4.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3682 vs 775
6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 18932 vs 3176

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	87.025°C vs 80.2°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3682 vs 775
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	18932 vs 3176

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1934

1917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11689

11181

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

775

3682

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3176

18932

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1934	1917
PassMark - CPU mark	11689	11181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	775	3682
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3176	18932

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1583	390
Processor Number	E5-2623V3	E5-2618LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	80.2°C	87.025°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	8	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR4 1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	75 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
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® AVX2
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)