Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 vs Intel Core i7-3840QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 and Intel Core i7-3840QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 16 more threads: 24 vs 8
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9847 vs 5905
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 8
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9847 vs 5905

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3840QM

  • Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
  • Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 87.025°C
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1930 vs 1292
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 87.025°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1930 vs 1292

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3840QM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1292
1930
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9847
5905
Name Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Core i7-3840QM
PassMark - Single thread mark 1292 1930
PassMark - CPU mark 9847 5905
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 752
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2887

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Core i7-3840QM

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q3'14 30 September 2012
Place in performance rating 1687 1694
Processor Number E5-2648LV3 i7-3840QM
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $568
Price now $335
Value for money (0-100) 7.72

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 87.025°C 105 °C
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 24 8
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB
Transistor count 1400 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability 2S

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® AVX2 Intel® AVX
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi 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 0x166
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Graphics interfaces

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