Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
24x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10057 vs 8083

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10057 vs 8083

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5

Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 100 vs 74°C
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2188 vs 1069

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100 vs 74°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188 vs 1069

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1069

2188

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10057

8083

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1069	2188
PassMark - CPU mark	10057	8083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2235
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11423

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'16	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1027	1020
Processor Number	E5-2609V4	E3-1585LV5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	100
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600MHz, DDR4 2133MHz at 1.2V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x193A
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		72
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3