Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4 and Intel Xeon E5-4648 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4

Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11503 vs 9061

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11503 vs 9061

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3

Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1317 vs 1252

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1317 vs 1252

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1252

1317

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11503

9061

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4	Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1252	1317
PassMark - CPU mark	11503	9061

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4	Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1724	1725
Processor Number	E5-4628LV4	E5-4648V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	87	87°C
Maximum frequency	2.20 GHz	2.20 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	24
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	105 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	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)