Intel Xeon E5-2630L vs Intel Xeon E5-2670

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630L and Intel Xeon E5-2670 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L

  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
  • Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 80.0°C vs 69.8°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 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1494 vs 1152
  • Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15641 vs 8760
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 602 vs 492
  • Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4635 vs 2933
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature 80.0°C vs 69.8°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 1494 vs 1152
PassMark - CPU mark 15641 vs 8760
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 602 vs 492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4635 vs 2933

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1152
1494
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8760
15641
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
492
602
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2933
4635
Name Intel Xeon E5-2630L Intel Xeon E5-2670
PassMark - Single thread mark 1152 1494
PassMark - CPU mark 8760 15641
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492 602
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2933 4635
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 88.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.475

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2630L Intel Xeon E5-2670

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date March 2012 March 2012
Place in performance rating 2184 2207
Processor Number E5-2630L E5-2670
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $145
Price now $96.48
Value for money (0-100) 37.05

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 435 mm 435 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 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.8°C 80.0°C
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 12 16
Transistor count 2270 million 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 42.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 115 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S Only 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)