Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
  • 4 more threads: 24 vs 20
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19882 vs 19028
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 10
Number of threads 24 vs 20
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19882 vs 19028

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
  • Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 63.6°C
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1373 vs 1352
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature 75°C vs 63.6°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1373 vs 1352

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1352
1373
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19882
19028
Name Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1352 1373
PassMark - CPU mark 19882 19028

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'14 Q1'14
Place in performance rating 1393 1394
Processor Number E5-2650LV3 E5-4640V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 63.6°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 12 10
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 24 20
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.65-1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 4
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 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 4S 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)