Intel Xeon E5-4610 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon E5-4610 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.00 GHz

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2

Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 93°C vs 75°C
Around 90% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	93°C vs 75°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	E5-4610V2	E5-2618LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	93°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	12
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	50 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	4S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)