Intel Xeon E5-2609 vs Intel Xeon W3530

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2609 and Intel Xeon W3530 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 2 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
  • Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5891 vs 3068
  • 7.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.741 vs 0.917
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.303 vs 0.297
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.586 vs 1.553
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2012 vs March 2010
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 3068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.741 vs 0.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.303 vs 0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.586 vs 1.553

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3530

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1335 vs 1151
  • Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 493 vs 484
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1998 vs 1634
  • 8.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 48.982 vs 5.911
  • Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.283 vs 2.75
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1335 vs 1151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 493 vs 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1998 vs 1634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 48.982 vs 5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.283 vs 2.75

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2609
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3530

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1151
1335
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5891
3068
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
484
493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1634
1998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.741
0.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5.911
48.982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.303
0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.586
1.553
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.75
4.283
Name Intel Xeon E5-2609 Intel Xeon W3530
PassMark - Single thread mark 1151 1335
PassMark - CPU mark 5891 3068
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 484 493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1634 1998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.741 0.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.911 48.982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.303 0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.586 1.553
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.75 4.283

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2609 Intel Xeon W3530

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP Bloomfield
Launch date March 2012 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $143 $999
Place in performance rating 2801 2753
Price now $78 $293.95
Processor Number E5-2609 W3530
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 17.40 5.37
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.80 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 3.06 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)