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Dell Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Dell Intel Xeon L5630

39specifications compared
19differ
20identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2:Intel® Xeon® E5 V2 Family
- Intel Xeon L5630:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2:E5-2420V2
- Intel Xeon L5630:L5630
Processor base frequency
- Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2:2.2 GHz
- Intel Xeon L5630:2.13 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2:6
- Intel Xeon L5630:4
Processor socket
- Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
- Intel Xeon L5630:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor lithography
- Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2:22 nm
- Intel Xeon L5630:32 nm
Processor threads
- Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2:12
- Intel Xeon L5630:8
System bus rate
- Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2:7.2 GT/s
- Intel Xeon L5630:5.86 GT/s

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Comparison of Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2, Intel Xeon L5630
57 specifications	A Dell Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 View product	B Dell Intel Xeon L5630 View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E5 V2 Family	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E5-2420V2	L5630
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.2 GHz	2.13 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	6	4
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Component for	Server/workstation	Server/workstation
Processor threadsDiffers	12	8
System bus rateDiffers	7.2 GT/s	5.86 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.7 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	15 MB	12 MB
Processor cache type	L3	L3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	40 W
VID Voltage RangeDiffers	0.65 - 1.3 V	0.75 - 1.35 V
SteppingDiffers	S1	B1
Bus type	QPI	QPI
Number of QPI linksDiffers	1	2
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	38.4 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	384 GB	288 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz	800,1066 MHz
Memory channels	Triple-channel	Triple-channel
ECC	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	No	No
Features1 differ
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segment	Server	Server
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	SSE4.2
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one	2S	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor special features1 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	Yes
Intel Demand Based Switching	Yes	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers	76 °C	63.1 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	45 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	42.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	VT-d, VT-x	VT-d, VT-x

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