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).

 

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 2800 2742
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)