Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 vs Intel Xeon W3580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Intel Xeon W3580 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 W3580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 67.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 24 GB
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6844 vs 3609
4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.725 vs 1.101
Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 79.456 vs 57.868
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.431 vs 0.357
Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.525 vs 1.789
Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 8.253 vs 5.116

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs August 2009
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 24 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6844 vs 3609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.725 vs 1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	79.456 vs 57.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.431 vs 0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.525 vs 1.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.253 vs 5.116

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3580

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1557 vs 1383
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2764 vs 2508
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9280 vs 7539

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1557 vs 1383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2764 vs 2508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9280 vs 7539

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1383

1557

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6844

3609

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2508

2764

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7539

9280

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.725

1.101

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

79.456

57.868

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.431

0.357

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.525

1.789

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.253

5.116

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2	Intel Xeon W3580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1383	1557
PassMark - CPU mark	6844	3609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2508	2764
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7539	9280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.725	1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	79.456	57.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.431	0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.525	1.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.253	5.116

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2	Intel Xeon W3580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Bloomfield
Launch date	September 2013	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$396	$215
Place in performance rating	1839	1844
Price now	$509.95	$214.50
Processor Number	E5-2609V2	W3580
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.97	8.83
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	263 mm2
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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.800V-1.375V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
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® SSE4.2
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	36-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)