Xeon E5-2630L v4 vs E5-2648L v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2648L v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 75 Watt
7.65
+21.4%
Xeon E5-2630L v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 55 Watt
6.30

Xeon E5-2648L v4 outperforms Xeon E5-2630L v4 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9671072
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.582.69
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency9.6510.84
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,544$612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2630L v4 has 70% better value for money than Xeon E5-2648L v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2820
Base clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIQPI
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s2 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier1818
L2 cache3.5 MB2.5 MB
L3 cache35 MB25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data62 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size1,536 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.3 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v4.

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 E5-2648L v4 7.65
+21.4%
Xeon E5-2630L v4 6.30

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.

Xeon E5-2648L v4 12151
+21.5%
Xeon E5-2630L v4 10000

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.65 6.30
Physical cores 14 10
Threads 28 20
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon E5-2648L v4 has a 21.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% more physical cores and 40% more threads.

Xeon E5-2630L v4, on the other hand, has 36.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2648L v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630L v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2648L v4 is a mobile workstation processor while Xeon E5-2630L v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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