Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs E3-1505L v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1457	1270
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.64	2.34
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	14.50	8.88
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$433	$363

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2608L v4 has 43% better value for money than Xeon E3-1505L v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Xeon E5-2608L 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	QPI
Bus rate	8 GT/s	2 × 6.4 GT/s
Multiplier	22	16
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	20 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Xeon E5-2608L 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Xeon E5-2608L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Xeon E5-2608L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics P630

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505L v6 and Xeon E5-2608L v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.83	4.69
Recency	3 January 2017	20 June 2016
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	50 Watt

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