Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2695 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 E5-2695 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2216 vs 567
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9427 vs 6824
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 31.866 vs 13.879
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.42 vs 9.589

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216 vs 567
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427 vs 6824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	31.866 vs 13.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.42 vs 9.589

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
18 more threads: 24 vs 6
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 70.9°C
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1596 vs 1110
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21819 vs 8595
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 69.924 vs 32.12
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.079 vs 0.279
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 5.007 vs 3.17

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 70.9°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1596 vs 1110
PassMark - CPU mark	21819 vs 8595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	69.924 vs 32.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.079 vs 0.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.007 vs 3.17

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

1596

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8595

21819

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2216

567

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9427

6824

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

32.12

69.924

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.279

1.079

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.17

5.007

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

31.866

13.879

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.42

9.589

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110	1596
PassMark - CPU mark	8595	21819
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2216	567
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9427	6824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	32.12	69.924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.279	1.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.17	5.007
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	31.866	13.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.42	9.589

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1714	1746
Processor Number	E5-2609V3	E5-2695V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,950
Price now		$1,779.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.62
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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.9°C	81°C
Number of cores	6	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	6	24
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		30720 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.20 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
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 51mm
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	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)