Intel Xeon X7350 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7350 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. 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 X7350

  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7836 vs 6844
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7836 vs 6844

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 66°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
  • 1310720x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1383 vs 1186
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 71°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1383 vs 1186

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7350
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1186
1383
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7836
6844
Name Intel Xeon X7350 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1186 1383
PassMark - CPU mark 7836 6844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 79.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.431
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.253

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon X7350 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Tigerton Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'07 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1853 1841
Processor Number X7350 E5-2609V2
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $396
Price now $509.95
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.97

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.93 GHz 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 286 mm2 160 mm
L3 cache 8 MB L2 Cache 10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 66°C 71°C
Number of cores 4 4
Transistor count 582 million 1400 million
VID voltage range 1.0000V-1.5000V 0.65–1.30V
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 4

Compatibility

Package Size 53.3mm x 53.3mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported PGA604, PPGA604 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit

Virtualization

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

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S Only