Intel Xeon E3-1220 vs Intel Xeon L5609

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 and Intel Xeon L5609 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1220

Intel Xeon L5609

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 83% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 63.1°C
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1525 vs 1160
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3847 vs 3298

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2011 vs March 2010
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 63.1°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1525 vs 1160
PassMark - CPU mark	3847 vs 3298

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5609

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
9x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 32 GB
2x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 80 Watt

L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	288 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5609

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1525

1160

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3847

3298

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220	Intel Xeon L5609
PassMark - Single thread mark	1525	1160
PassMark - CPU mark	3847	3298
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2169

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220	Intel Xeon L5609
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Westmere EP
Launch date	April 2011	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$395
Place in performance rating	2040	2041
Price now	$190
Processor Number	E3-1220	L5609
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.42
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	216 mm	239 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	63.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1160 million	1170 million
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	288 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	40 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)