Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2 vs Intel Core i5-4250U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2 and Intel Core i5-4250U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

Intel Core i5-4250U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
48x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 16 GB
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7181 vs 2149

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7181 vs 2149

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4250U

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 92°C
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1337 vs 1106

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 92°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1337 vs 1106

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4250U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1106

1337

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7181

2149

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2	Intel Core i5-4250U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1106	1337
PassMark - CPU mark	7181	2149
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		574
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.66
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2811
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2811
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3353

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2	Intel Core i5-4250U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'13	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	1950	1945
Processor Number	E5-2628LV2	i5-4250U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$430
Price now		$358.99
Value for money (0-100)		2.84
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.30 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	4
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Die size		181 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	4x1, 2x4
Scalability	2S Only
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Smart Connect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0xA26
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 5000
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3280x2000@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3