Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2665

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2665 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 E5-2665

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
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2216 vs 573
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9427 vs 4647

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216 vs 573
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427 vs 4647

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2665

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 81.8°C vs 70.9°C
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 1110
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14117 vs 8590

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	81.8°C vs 70.9°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355 vs 1110
PassMark - CPU mark	14117 vs 8590

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2665

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

1355

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8590

14117

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2216

573

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9427

4647

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2665
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110	1355
PassMark - CPU mark	8590	14117
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216	573
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427	4647
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 E5-2665
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1785	1816
Processor Number	E5-2609V3	E5-2665
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$142
Price now		$141.50
Value for money (0-100)		24.14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.9°C	81.8°C
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	6	16
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.60V-1.35V
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.10 GHz
Transistor count		2270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 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 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
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)