Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 vs Intel Core i7-3517U

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Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-3517U
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Core i7-3517U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 or Intel Core i7-3517U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 was released in Q3/2014.

The Intel Core i7-3517U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3517U was released in Q2/2012.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) CPU group Intel Core i 3000U (12)
5 Generation 3
Haswell E Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 is 1.80 GHz (2.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-3517U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3517U is at 1.90 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3517U
12 Cores 2
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz Frequency 1.90 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3517U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 or Intel Core i7-3517U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-3517U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3517U
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1600
768 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
40 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 is 75 W, while the Intel Core i7-3517U has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3517U
75 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-3517U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3517U
22 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 2011-3 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price 260 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

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⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
9834 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2031 (21%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
592 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1171 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
521 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1031 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
223 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
467 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz
294 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
96 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
1404 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Core i7-3517U
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