Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 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 - 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
23.4x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8590 vs 4679
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2216 vs 671
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9427 vs 2310

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8590 vs 4679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216 vs 671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427 vs 2310

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1875 vs 1110

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875 vs 1110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

1875

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8590

4679

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2216

671

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9427

2310

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110	1875
PassMark - CPU mark	8590	4679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216	671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427	2310
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	32.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	31.866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.42

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1785	1815
Processor Number	E5-2609V3	E3-1220V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$220
Price now		$329.11
Value for money (0-100)		5.99
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.9°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	6	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.50 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
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	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 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
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® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)