Xeon E5-2630L v3 vs E5-2683 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2683 v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
11.57
+103%

Xeon E5-2683 v4 outperforms Xeon E5-2630L v3 by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6921147
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.85no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.799.43
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,846no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache40 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size456.12 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °C60 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size1.5 TB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon E5-2630L v3.

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 E5-2683 v4 11.57
+103%
Xeon E5-2630L v3 5.69

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 E5-2683 v4 17700
+103%
Xeon E5-2630L v3 8701

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.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 927
+6.2%
Xeon E5-2630L v3 873

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.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 7031
+57.4%
Xeon E5-2630L v3 4466

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.57 5.69
Recency 20 June 2016 8 September 2014
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon E5-2683 v4 has a 103.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2630L v3, on the other hand, has 118.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2683 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630L v3 in performance tests.


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