Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2648L 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3

  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1317 vs 1292
Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1317 vs 1292

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
  • Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 87.025°C vs 87°C
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9847 vs 9061
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature 87.025°C vs 87°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9847 vs 9061

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1317
1292
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9061
9847
Name Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1317 1292
PassMark - CPU mark 9061 9847

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Haswell
Launch date Q2'15 Q3'14
Place in performance rating 1686 1687
Processor Number E5-4648V3 E5-2648LV3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 87°C 87.025°C
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz 2.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 12
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 24 24
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4 1600/1866/2133

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 75 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 2S

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® 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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

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