Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
8 more threads: 28 vs 20
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1435 vs 1286

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 10
Number of threads	28 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1435 vs 1286

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 87°C
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16028 vs 11547

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 87°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16028 vs 11547

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1435

1286

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11547

16028

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1435	1286
PassMark - CPU mark	11547	16028

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	1423	1428
Processor Number	E5-2648LV4	E5-2648LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	92°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	20
VID voltage range	0	0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	70 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 Only
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® 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	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)