Xeon E-2486 vs E5-2649 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2649 V3 and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	871	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2649 V3 and Xeon E-2486 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	20	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	356 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2649 V3 and Xeon E-2486 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	2011-3	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2649 V3 and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2649 V3 and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2649 V3 and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2649 V3 and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2649 V3 and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	40	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	14 December 2023
Physical cores	10	6
Threads	20	12
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt

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