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).

Intel Xeon E5-2630L

Intel Xeon E5-2670

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: 1497 vs 1152
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15689 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	1497 vs 1152
PassMark - CPU mark	15689 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

1497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8760

15689

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	1497
PassMark - CPU mark	8760	15689
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	2204
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)