Intel Xeon E5-2648L vs AMD V-Series V120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2648L and AMD V-Series V120 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2648L

AMD V-Series V120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
15 more threads: 16 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	March 2012 vs 12 May 2010
Number of cores	8 vs 1
Number of threads	16 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD V-Series V120

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 70 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 70 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2648L
CPU 2: AMD V-Series V120

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2648L	AMD V-Series V120
PassMark - Single thread mark	899
PassMark - CPU mark	9940
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1159
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1092

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2648L	AMD V-Series V120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Champlain
Launch date	March 2012	12 May 2010
Place in performance rating	2101	2094
Processor Number	E5-2648L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	AMD V-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	1
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	1
Transistor count	2270 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Gen 3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	1
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
VirusProtect
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™)