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).

Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

Intel Xeon L5609

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: 7141 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	7141 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

7141

3298

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3	Intel Xeon L5609
PassMark - Single thread mark	2173	1160
PassMark - CPU mark	7141	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	1972	1948
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)