3015e vs Xeon E5-4650
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-4650 outperforms 3015e by a whopping 213% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-4650 and 3015e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1188 | 2066 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.44 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 3.85 | 26.66 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | Pollock (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-4650 and 3015e 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-4650 and 3015e 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 | 4 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4650 and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-4650 and 3015e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4650 and 3015e 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 Xeon E5-4650 and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 384 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4650 and 3015e.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.29 | 1.69 |
| Recency | 14 May 2012 | 4 August 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon E5-4650 has a 213% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
3015e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-4650 is our recommended choice as it beats the 3015e in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-4650 is a server/workstation processor while 3015e is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-4650 and 3015e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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