Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2

  • Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • 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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1664 vs 1381
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17389 vs 12414
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 618 vs 468
  • Around 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4894 vs 2891
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
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 - Single thread mark 1664 vs 1381
PassMark - CPU mark 17389 vs 12414
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 618 vs 468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4894 vs 2891

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1381
1664
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12414
17389
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
468
618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2891
4894
Name Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1381 1664
PassMark - CPU mark 12414 17389
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 468 618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2891 4894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.875

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date September 2013 September 2013
Place in performance rating 2014 2015
Processor Number E5-2630LV2 E5-2650V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $650
Price now $260.56
Value for money (0-100) 14.78

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI 8 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 3.40 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 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 52.5mm x 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)