3015e vs Xeon L5638
Aggregate performance score
Xeon L5638 outperforms 3015e by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5638 and 3015e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1788 | 2040 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.73 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 3.68 | 26.97 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Pollock (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $90 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5638 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5638 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5638 and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon L5638 and 3015e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5638 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 L5638 and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5638 and 3015e.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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 | 2.33 | 1.71 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 4 August 2020 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon L5638 has a 36.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
3015e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
The Xeon L5638 is our recommended choice as it beats the 3015e in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon L5638 is a server/workstation processor while 3015e is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5638 and 3015e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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