Intel Xeon E5-2630L vs Intel Xeon L5630

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630L and Intel Xeon L5630 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

Intel Xeon L5630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 69.8°C vs 63.1°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 288 GB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1152 vs 964
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8760 vs 5267

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs March 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.8°C vs 63.1°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	15360 KB (shared) vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1152 vs 964
PassMark - CPU mark	8760 vs 5267

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5630

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 60 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 60 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1152

964

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8760

5267

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630L	Intel Xeon L5630
PassMark - Single thread mark	1152	964
PassMark - CPU mark	8760	5267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2933

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630L	Intel Xeon L5630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Westmere EP
Launch date	March 2012	March 2010
Place in performance rating	2184	2185
Processor Number	E5-2630L	L5630
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,100
Price now		$17.33
Value for money (0-100)		74.27
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 mm	239 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)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.8°C	63.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	2270 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V	0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	40 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	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® SSE4.2
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)