Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 74°C
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2082 vs 1069
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37427 vs 10208

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 74°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2082 vs 1069
PassMark - CPU mark	37427 vs 10208

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4

Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 145 Watt
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2235 vs 736
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11423 vs 8900

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2235 vs 736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11423 vs 8900

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2082

1069

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

37427

10208

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

736

2235

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8900

11423

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2082	1069
PassMark - CPU mark	37427	10208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	736	2235
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8900	11423

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1099	1104
Processor Number	E5-2697V4	E5-2609V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	36	8
VID voltage range	0	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	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® 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	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)