Intel Xeon E5-2609 vs Intel Xeon 5110

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 and Intel Xeon 5110 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2609

Intel Xeon 5110

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 70.0°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1151 vs 652
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5891 vs 1373

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs June 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.0°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark	5891 vs 1373

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5110

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt

L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5110

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1151

652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5891

1373

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2609	Intel Xeon 5110
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151	652
PassMark - CPU mark	5891	1373
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.75

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2609	Intel Xeon 5110
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Woodcrest
Launch date	March 2012	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$143	$20
Place in performance rating	2801	2743
Price now	$78	$159.95
Processor Number	E5-2609	5110
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	17.40	1.98
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	294 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.0°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1270 million	291 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)