Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 E3-1280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8595 vs 5623
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2216 vs 734
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9427 vs 2751

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8595 vs 5623
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216 vs 734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427 vs 2751

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 73.6°C vs 70.9°C
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1806 vs 1110

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	73.6°C vs 70.9°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1806 vs 1110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

1806

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8595

5623

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2216

734

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9427

2751

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110	1806
PassMark - CPU mark	8595	5623
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216	734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427	2751
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 E3-1280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1786	1777
Processor Number	E5-2609V3	E3-1280
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$450
Price now		$368
Value for money (0-100)		6.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.9°C	73.6°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	6	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.90 GHz
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600	DDR3 1066/1333
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	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support