Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2692 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 E5-4657L v2

Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2

Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21548 vs 12119

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21548 vs 12119

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1571 vs 1291

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1571 vs 1291

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1291

1571

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21548

12119

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1291	1571
PassMark - CPU mark	21548	12119

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4657L v2	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1305	1319
Processor Number	E5-4657LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		30720 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	52.5 mm x 51 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S Only
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® 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
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)