Xeon E5-2648L vs Pentium G630

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G630
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.84
Xeon E5-2648L
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 70 Watt
3.31
+294%

Xeon E5-2648L outperforms Pentium G630 by a whopping 294% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25671574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.224.47
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm2435 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA11552011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L.

PCIe version2.03.0

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.

Pentium G630 0.84
Xeon E5-2648L 3.31
+294%

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.

Pentium G630 1334
Xeon E5-2648L 5262
+294%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 3.31
Recency 4 September 2011 6 March 2012
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 70 Watt

Pentium G630 has 7.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2648L, on the other hand, has a 294% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Xeon E5-2648L is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G630 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G630 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2648L is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G630 and Xeon E5-2648L, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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