Intel Xeon E5-2450 vs E3-1585L v5

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1585L v5
5.26
+7.1%

E3-1585L v5 outperforms E5-2450 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E5-2450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10831130
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.081.15
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)
Release date31 May 2016 (7 years old)14 May 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$445$500
Current price$282 (0.6x MSRP)$506 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1585L v5 has 168% better value for money than Xeon E5-2450.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E5-2450 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data294 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E5-2450 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E5-2450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM128 MBno data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FDI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E5-2450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E5-2450 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E5-2450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1600, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB384 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Pro Graphics P580no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
Execution Units72no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E5-2450 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Xeon E5-2450.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1624

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E3-1585L v5 5.26
+7.1%
Xeon E5-2450 4.91

E3-1585L v5 outperforms E5-2450 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E3-1585L v5 8083
+7.3%
Xeon E5-2450 7534

E3-1585L v5 outperforms E5-2450 by 7% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.26 4.91
Recency 31 May 2016 14 May 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Cost $445 $500
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt

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