Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2650L 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 E5-2650L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 70.9°C vs 65°C
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1110 vs 1029

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	70.9°C vs 65°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110 vs 1029

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
14 more threads: 20 vs 6
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14039 vs 8590

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14039 vs 8590

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

1029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8590

14039

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110	1029
PassMark - CPU mark	8590	14039
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 E5-2650L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1788	1814
Processor Number	E5-2609V3	E5-2650LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.70 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	65°C
Number of cores	6	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	6	20
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		25600 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.10 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	70 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)