Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4650L 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1924 vs 1439
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1924 vs 1439

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650L

  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28193 vs 26358
Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 28193 vs 26358

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650L

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1924
1439
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
26358
28193
Name Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4650L
PassMark - Single thread mark 1924 1439
PassMark - CPU mark 26358 28193
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 834
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8521
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5995

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'14 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1183 1187
Processor Number E5-2690V3 E5-4650L
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $8,685
Price now $8,684.50
Value for money (0-100) 0.40

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 89.9°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.10 GHz
Number of cores 12 8
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 24 16
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.6V-1.35V
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count 2270 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 4
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt 115 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)