Intel Xeon E5-2609 vs Intel Xeon W3520

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 and Intel Xeon W3520 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 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 70.0°C vs 67.9°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 24 GB
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5891 vs 2920
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 484 vs 479
  • 7.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.741 vs 0.887
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.303 vs 0.281
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.586 vs 1.482
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2012 vs March 2009
Maximum core temperature 70.0°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 24 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 5891 vs 2920
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 484 vs 479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.741 vs 0.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.303 vs 0.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.586 vs 1.482

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3520

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1268 vs 1151
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1908 vs 1634
  • 8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 47.416 vs 5.911
  • Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.1 vs 2.75
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1268 vs 1151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1908 vs 1634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 47.416 vs 5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.1 vs 2.75

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3520

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1151
1268
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5891
2920
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
484
479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1634
1908
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.741
0.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5.911
47.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.303
0.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.586
1.482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.75
4.1
Name Intel Xeon E5-2609 Intel Xeon W3520
PassMark - Single thread mark 1151 1268
PassMark - CPU mark 5891 2920
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 484 479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1634 1908
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.741 0.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.911 47.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.303 0.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.586 1.482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.75 4.1

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2609 Intel Xeon W3520

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP Bloomfield
Launch date March 2012 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $143 $404
Place in performance rating 2801 2794
Price now $78 $28.75
Processor Number E5-2609 W3520
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 17.40 51.83
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 294 mm 263 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.0°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.93 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 2 1
Number of threads 4 8
Transistor count 1270 million 731 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 130 Watt

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® SSE4.2
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)