Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2618L 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21856 vs 10881
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 22657 vs 18932

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21856 vs 10881
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	22657 vs 18932

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 87.025°C vs 86.95
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1905 vs 1576
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3682 vs 3093

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	87.025°C vs 86.95
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1905 vs 1576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3682 vs 3093

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1576

1905

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21856

10881

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3093

3682

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

22657

18932

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1576	1905
PassMark - CPU mark	21856	10881
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3093	3682
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	22657	18932

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	347	341
Processor Number	E5-2658V3	E5-2618LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	86.95	87.025°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	24	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	75 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	2S
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)