Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4

Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 74°C
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1531 vs 1069
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31723 vs 10057

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 74°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531 vs 1069
PassMark - CPU mark	31723 vs 10057

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1069

1531

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10057

31723

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1069	1531
PassMark - CPU mark	10057	31723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2235
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11423

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'16	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1097	1080
Processor Number	E5-2609V4	E5-4650V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	75°C
Number of cores	8	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	8	20
VID voltage range	0	0.65-1.30V
Maximum frequency		2.90 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 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	4S 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)