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).

Intel Xeon X7350

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7350

Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7836 vs 6834

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7836 vs 6834

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: 1382 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	1382 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

1382

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7836

6834

Name	Intel Xeon X7350	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186	1382
PassMark - CPU mark	7836	6834
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	1752	1761
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