Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 vs Intel Xeon L5609

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Intel Xeon L5609 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 110% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2173 vs 1160
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7140 vs 3298
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2173 vs 1160
PassMark - CPU mark 7140 vs 3298

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5609

  • 9x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 32 GB
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 80 Watt
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 E3-1241 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5609

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2173
1160
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7140
3298
Name Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 Intel Xeon L5609
PassMark - Single thread mark 2173 1160
PassMark - CPU mark 7140 3298
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 919
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3419
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 90.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.528
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.201

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 Intel Xeon L5609

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Westmere EP
Launch date Q2'14 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2045 2040
Processor Number E3-1241V3 L5609
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 1.86 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2 4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 1.86 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 8 4
Die size 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 63.1°C
Transistor count 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory 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 FCLGA1150 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 40 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)