Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2

Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1372 vs 1184
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 468 vs 453

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1372 vs 1184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	468 vs 453

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 63°C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13421 vs 12568
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3997 vs 2891

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 63°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13421 vs 12568
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3997 vs 2891

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1372

1184

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12568

13421

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

468

453

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2891

3997

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1372	1184
PassMark - CPU mark	12568	13421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	468	453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2891	3997

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1927	1955
Processor Number	E5-2630LV2	E5-2640V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$728
Price now		$96.34
Value for money (0-100)		30.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	63°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	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	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	95 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 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)