Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 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. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 72 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19950 vs 8202

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 72 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19950 vs 8202

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

Around 56% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2187 vs 1334

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2187 vs 1334

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1334

2187

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19950

8202

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	1334	2187
PassMark - CPU mark	19950	8202
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3972

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q3'14	Q1'17
Place in performance rating	1402	1409
Processor Number	E5-2650LV3	E3-1230V6
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	63.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	72 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	1S 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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support