Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2630 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 E5-2630 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2216 vs 599
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9427 vs 3580

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216 vs 599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427 vs 3580

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 70.9°C
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1572 vs 1110
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13629 vs 8590

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 70.9°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1572 vs 1110
PassMark - CPU mark	13629 vs 8590

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

1572

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8590

13629

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2216

599

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9427

3580

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110	1572
PassMark - CPU mark	8590	13629
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216	599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427	3580
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 E5-2630 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1785	1772
Processor Number	E5-2609V3	E5-2630V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Price now		$62.98
Value for money (0-100)		48.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.9°C	71°C
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	6	12
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.10 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
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	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 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	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	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)