Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon L5520

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and Intel Xeon L5520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Intel Xeon L5520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5520

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon L5520
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6829
PassMark - Single thread mark		969
PassMark - CPU mark		4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon L5520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Nehalem EP
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	Q4'14	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1347	1359
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3	L5520
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$12.92
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		100.00
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5.86 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	18	4
Number of threads	36	8
Die size		263 mm2
Maximum core temperature		70°C
Maximum frequency		2.48 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA1366
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		60 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)