Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2 vs E5-2630L v3

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2630L v3
5.71
+15.6%

E5-2630L v3 outperforms E5-2650L v2 by 16% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10271127
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.732.08
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date8 September 2014 (9 years old)1 September 2013 (10 years old)
Current price$214 $283
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2630L v3 has 79% better value for money than Xeon E5-2650L v2.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature60 °C65 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Xeon E5-2650L v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection--
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Xeon E5-2650L v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Xeon E5-2650L v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

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 E5-2630L v3 5.71
+15.6%
Xeon E5-2650L v2 4.94

E5-2630L v3 outperforms E5-2650L v2 by 16% 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 E5-2630L v3 8765
+15.5%
Xeon E5-2650L v2 7586

E5-2630L v3 outperforms E5-2650L v2 by 16% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2630L v3 868
+148%
Xeon E5-2650L v2 350

E5-2630L v3 outperforms E5-2650L v2 by 148% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2630L v3 4461
+77.2%
Xeon E5-2650L v2 2517

E5-2630L v3 outperforms E5-2650L v2 by 77% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.71 4.94
Recency 8 September 2014 1 September 2013
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 70 Watt

The Xeon E5-2630L v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2650L v2 in performance tests.


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