Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 vs Intel Core i5-2540M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,878

Rank #973

vs
4,406

Rank #1,390

4,878
4,406

Xeon E5-2650L v4 wins by 9.7% (Rank #973 vs #1390)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,553

Rank #1,248

vs
4,419

Rank #1,373

4,553
4,419

Xeon E5-2650L v4 wins by 2.9% (Rank #1248 vs #1373)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,365

Rank #446

vs
4,387

Rank #1,487

5,365
4,387

Xeon E5-2650L v4 wins by 18.2% (Rank #446 vs #1487)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,982

Rank #397

vs
4,525

Rank #1,339

4,982
4,525

Xeon E5-2650L v4 wins by 9.2% (Rank #397 vs #1339)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,966

Rank #441

vs
4,511

Rank #1,265

4,966
4,511

Xeon E5-2650L v4 wins by 9.2% (Rank #441 vs #1265)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,938

Rank #436

vs
4,531

Rank #1,214

4,938
4,531

Xeon E5-2650L v4 wins by 8.2% (Rank #436 vs #1214)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2650L v4 Core i5-2540M Diff
Cores
14
2
+85.7%
Threads
28
4
+85.7%
Base Frequency
1,700 MHz
2,600 MHz
-34.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
2,500 MHz
3,300 MHz
-24.2%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
2,500 MHz
3,100 MHz
-19.4%
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
2,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
2,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
17x
26x
-34.6%
L1 Cache --
128 KB
L2 Cache
4 MiB
1 MiB
+85.7%
L3 Cache
35 MiB
3 MiB
+91.4%
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
16 GB
+99%
Max Bandwidth --
20 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2650L v4 Core i5-2540M
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Core
Series E5-2000 i5-2000
Model Number E5-2650L i5-2540M
Microarchitecture Broadwell Sandy Bridge
Core Name Broadwell Sandy Bridge M
Core Family 6 6
Core Model 4F 42
Socket -- Socket
Package -- FCBGA-1023 and rPGA988B
Chipset C610 Cougar
Memory Type -- DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066
ECC Support -- No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Mobile
Release Price $1,329.00 $266.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2650L v4
Intel
Core i5-2540M
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2650L v4
Xeon
Core i5-2540M
Core

Series

Xeon E5-2650L v4
E5-2000
Core i5-2540M
i5-2000

Model Number

Xeon E5-2650L v4
E5-2650L
Core i5-2540M
i5-2540M

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2650L v4
Broadwell
Core i5-2540M
Sandy Bridge

Core Name

Xeon E5-2650L v4
Broadwell
Core i5-2540M
Sandy Bridge M

Core Family

Xeon E5-2650L v4
6
Core i5-2540M
6

Core Model

Xeon E5-2650L v4
4F
Core i5-2540M
42

Socket

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
Socket

Package

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
FCBGA-1023 and rPGA988B

Chipset

Xeon E5-2650L v4
C610
Core i5-2540M
Cougar

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2650L v4
Server
Core i5-2540M
Mobile

Release Price

Xeon E5-2650L v4
$1,329.00
Core i5-2540M
$266.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2650L v4
Yes
Core i5-2540M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2650L v4 Core i5-2540M
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 0.62 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA -- x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon E5-2650L v4
14 nm
Core i5-2540M
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2650L v4
306.18 mm²
Core i5-2540M
149 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2650L v4
4.70 billion
Core i5-2540M
0.62 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2650L v4
Intel
Core i5-2540M
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2650L v4
CMOS
Core i5-2540M
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon E5-2650L v4
64-bit
Core i5-2540M
64-bit

ISA

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2650L v4 Core i5-2540M
GPU -- HD Graphics 3000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1300 MHz
Execution Units -- 12

GPU

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
HD Graphics 3000

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
1300 MHz

Execution Units

Xeon E5-2650L v4
--
Core i5-2540M
12

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2650L v4 Core i5-2540M
ABM
ADX
AES
ATT
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
QAT
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64