Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
  • Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1573 vs 1439
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1573 vs 1439

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650L

  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28193 vs 22559
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.10 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 28193 vs 22559

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650L

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1573
1439
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22559
28193
Name Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-4650L
PassMark - Single thread mark 1573 1439
PassMark - CPU mark 22559 28193

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q2'16 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1199 1187
Processor Number E5-4640V4 E5-4650L
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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 2.10 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 80
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 3.10 GHz
Number of cores 12 8
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 24 16
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
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 4
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 115 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 4S 4S 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® AVX2 Intel® AVX
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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)