Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 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 E5-2609 v2

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
23.4x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6818 vs 4676
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2508 vs 671
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7539 vs 2310

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs May 2012
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6818 vs 4676
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2508 vs 671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7539 vs 2310

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Around 40% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1871 vs 1381

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1871 vs 1381

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1381

1871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6818

4676

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2508

671

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7539

2310

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1381	1871
PassMark - CPU mark	6818	4676
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2508	671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7539	2310
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	79.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.431
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.253

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	September 2013	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$396	$220
Place in performance rating	1836	1824
Price now	$509.95	$329.11
Processor Number	E5-2609V2	E3-1220V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.97	5.99
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	69 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
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® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)