Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 vs Intel Core i3-4000M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 and Intel Core i3-4000M 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

Intel Core i3-4000M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1286 vs 1268
9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16028 vs 1781

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1286 vs 1268
PassMark - CPU mark	16028 vs 1781

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4000M

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 92°C
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 37 Watt vs 70 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 92°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt vs 70 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4000M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1286

1268

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16028

1781

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2	Intel Core i3-4000M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1286	1268
PassMark - CPU mark	16028	1781
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		517
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.882
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		920
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2895
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4642
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		920
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2895
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4642

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2	Intel Core i3-4000M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'13	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	1521	1527
Processor Number	E5-2648LV2	i3-4000M
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$199.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.77
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	4
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Die size		130 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3L 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	37 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
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)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3