Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 18071 vs 16710

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	18071 vs 16710

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3

1024x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3290 vs 2030

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3290 vs 2030

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2030

3290

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

18071

16710

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2030	3290
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	18071	16710
PassMark - Single thread mark		1607
PassMark - CPU mark		14794

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP	Haswell
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Launch date	November 2013	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	289	497
Processor Number	E5-2651 v2	E5-2630LV3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
Maximum frequency		2.90 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB (per socket)	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		59 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011	FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		55 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		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)