Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 and Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3 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 E5-2650L v4

Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
18 more threads: 28 vs 10
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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25017 vs 20294

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 10
Number of threads	28 vs 10
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25017 vs 20294

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 86.4°C vs 64°C
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1722 vs 1596

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86.4°C vs 64°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1722 vs 1596

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1596

1722

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25017

20294

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596	1722
PassMark - CPU mark	25017	20294

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1148	1163
Processor Number	E5-2650LV4	E5-4627V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	86.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	14	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	10
VID voltage range	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	135 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
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® 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	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)