Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 115 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 62°C
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1794 vs 1490
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21270 vs 16008

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 62°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1794 vs 1490
PassMark - CPU mark	21270 vs 16008

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1490

1794

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16008

21270

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1490	1794
PassMark - CPU mark	16008	21270
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6091
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		18.09

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1425	1420
Processor Number	E5-2630LV4	E5-2680V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,260
Price now		$401.11
Value for money (0-100)		11.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	62°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	20
VID voltage range	0	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25600 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	115 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 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® AVX2	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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)