Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 vs Intel Xeon L5520

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 and Intel Xeon L5520 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 v4

Intel Xeon L5520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
10.7x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 144 GB
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1490 vs 969
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16008 vs 4561

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1490 vs 969
PassMark - CPU mark	16008 vs 4561

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5520

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 62°C

Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 62°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1490

969

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16008

4561

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4	Intel Xeon L5520
PassMark - Single thread mark	1490	969
PassMark - CPU mark	16008	4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4	Intel Xeon L5520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q1'16	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1425	1432
Processor Number	E5-2630LV4	L5520
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$12.92
Value for money (0-100)		100.00
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5.86 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	62°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	2.48 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	8
VID voltage range	0	0.75V -1.35V
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	60 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	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 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	40-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)