Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 78.9°C vs 71.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1629 vs 1282
8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19847 vs 2484
Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 689 vs 444
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6066 vs 1400
10.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 311.954 vs 30.945
37.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 160.724 vs 4.276

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	78.9°C vs 71.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629 vs 1282
PassMark - CPU mark	19847 vs 2484
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	689 vs 444
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6066 vs 1400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	311.954 vs 30.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	160.724 vs 4.276

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1629

1282

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19847

2484

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

689

444

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6066

1400

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

311.954

30.945

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

160.724

4.276

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629	1282
PassMark - CPU mark	19847	2484
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	689	444
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6066	1400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	311.954	30.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	160.724	4.276
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.175

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Yorkfield
Launch date	Q3'14	August 2008
Place in performance rating	790	2998
Processor Number	E5-2650V3	Q9650
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Price now		$54.49
Value for money (0-100)		22.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	1333 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	78.9°C	71.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.8500V-1.3625V
Die size		214 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		6144 KB (per die)
Transistor count		820 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
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 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
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)