Xeon E3-1558L v5 vs E5-2689

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1082	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Xeon	Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency	5.14	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$396

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	19
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	435 mm2	171 mm2
Number of transistors	2,270 million	2,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	2011	Intel BGA 1440
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E3-1558L v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E3-1558L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P555

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon E3-1558L v5.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2012	31 May 2016
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	45 Watt

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