Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2650L 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 65°C
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1383 vs 1029
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature 71°C vs 65°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1383 vs 1029

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 16 more threads: 20 vs 4
  • 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14039 vs 6844
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 4
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 14039 vs 6844

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1383
1029
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6844
14039
Name Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1383 1029
PassMark - CPU mark 6844 14039
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7539
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 E5-2650L v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date September 2013 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $396
Place in performance rating 1840 1823
Price now $509.95
Processor Number E5-2609V2 E5-2650LV2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.97
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
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) 25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C 65°C
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz 2.10 GHz
Number of cores 4 10
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 4 20
Transistor count 1400 million 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.65–1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 42.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 70 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S Only 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® 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 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)