Intel Xeon E5 2648L v2 vs Core i7 740QM |
Released July, 2013
Intel Xeon E5 2648L v2
- 1.9 GHz
- Deca core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5 2648L v2
 | Much more l2 cache 2.5 MB | | Much more l3 cache 25 MB |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | More cores 10 |
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Released June, 2010
Intel Core i7 740QM
- 1.73 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 740QM
| | Higher turbo clock speed 2.93 GHz | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 36.56W |
| | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.74 GHz | | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 2.5 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2.5x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l3 cache | 25 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 4.2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More cores | 10 | vs | 4 | 6 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 20 | vs | 8 | 12 more threads | |||
| Slightly higher clock speed | 1.9 GHz | vs | 1.73 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Supports more RAM | 786,432 MB | vs | 8,192 MB | Supports 96x more RAM | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Significantly more l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | More than 65% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2013 | vs | Jun, 2010 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 2.93 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | More than 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 56.88W | More than 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.74 GHz | vs | 1.9 GHz | Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 16.86 $/year | More than 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 61.32 $/year | More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon E5 2648L v2 vs Core i7 740QM
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5 2648L v2 | vs | Core i7 740QM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1.73 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.93 GHz | |
| Cores | Deca core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
| rPGA 988A | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 70W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 16.86 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 61.32 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 56.88W | 36.56W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 2,500 MT/s | |
details | Xeon E5 2648L v2 | vs | Core i7 740QM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 20 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 2.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 25 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 19 | 13 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.74 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.9 GHz | 1.73 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.9 GHz | 2.74 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 786,432 MB | 8,192 MB | |
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