Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 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 E5-2640 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 62°C
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1850 vs 1490
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20889 vs 16008

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 62°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1850 vs 1490
PassMark - CPU mark	20889 vs 16008

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 90 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 90 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1850

1490

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20889

16008

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1850	1490
PassMark - CPU mark	20889	16008
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1419	1365
Processor Number	E5-2640V4	E5-2630LV4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	62°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	20
VID voltage range	0	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	55 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
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® 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	46-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)