Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 vs Intel Core i5-6260U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 and Intel Core i5-6260U 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 - 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), 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).

 

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
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • 5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16028 vs 3197
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 2
Number of threads 20 vs 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 16028 vs 3197

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6260U

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
  • 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 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1647 vs 1286
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
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 1647 vs 1286

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6260U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1286
1647
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16028
3197
Name Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 Intel Core i5-6260U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1286 1647
PassMark - CPU mark 16028 3197
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 691
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1556
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 41.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.28
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.026
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.51
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2275
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3649
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2275
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3649
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 Intel Core i5-6260U

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Skylake
Launch date Q3'13 1 September 2015
Place in performance rating 1521 1525
Processor Number E5-2648LV2 i5-6260U
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $304
Price now $518.99
Value for money (0-100) 2.48

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.90 GHz 1.80 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 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 10 2
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 20 4
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4 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 42x24x1.3
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 9.5 W

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 12
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
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® 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)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)

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 0x1926
eDRAM 64 MB
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 950 MHz
Graphics max frequency 950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® Iris® Graphics 540

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5