Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 vs Intel Celeron 3965U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 and Intel Celeron 3965U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

Intel Celeron 3965U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
18 more threads: 20 vs 2
Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
9.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16028 vs 1732

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16028 vs 1732

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 3965U

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 92°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1339 vs 1286

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 92°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1339 vs 1286

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 3965U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1286

1339

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16028

1732

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2	Intel Celeron 3965U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1286	1339
PassMark - CPU mark	16028	1732
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3215
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3215

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2	Intel Celeron 3965U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q3'13	1 March 2017
Place in performance rating	1522	1518
Processor Number	E5-2648LV2	3965U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Celeron® Processor 3000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Price now		$107
Value for money (0-100)		6.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	4 GT/s OPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	2
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	10
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x5906
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		900 MHz
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4