Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2430L 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 E5-2430L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1192 vs 1110
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9635 vs 8590

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1192 vs 1110
PassMark - CPU mark	9635 vs 8590

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

1192

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8590

9635

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2430L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110	1192
PassMark - CPU mark	8590	9635
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427
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 E5-2430L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1786	1797
Processor Number	E5-2609V3	E5-2430L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$103.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.59
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.9°C
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	6	12
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.6V-1.35V
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.50 GHz
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	60 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	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® AVX2	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)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)