Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 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 E5-4650 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 77.6°C vs 69°C
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1384 vs 1374

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C vs 69°C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1384 vs 1374

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12183 vs 10838

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12183 vs 10838

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1384

1374

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10838

12183

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1384	1374
PassMark - CPU mark	10838	12183

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'15	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1483	1461
Processor Number	E5-4650V3	E5-2430LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	24	12
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	60 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S	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® 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	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)