Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs E5-2609 |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2690
- 2.9 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2690
 | Much more l3 cache 20 MB | | Much higher clock speed 2.9 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,853 |
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Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2609
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the E5-2609
| | Much better performance per dollar 2.33 pt/$ | | Much lower typical power consumption 65W |
| | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 70.08 $/year | | Much lower annual home energy cost 19.27 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l3 cache | 20 MB | vs | 10 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.9 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,853 | vs | 980 | Around 90% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| More threads | 16 | vs | 4 | 12 more threads | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.53 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.92 GHz | vs | 2.56 GHz | Around 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much better performance per dollar | 2.33 pt/$ | vs | 0.49 pt/$ | Around 4.8x better performance per dollar | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 109.69W | More than 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 118.26 $/year | More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 32.52 $/year | More than 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2690 vs E5-2609
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2690 | vs | E5-2609 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Octa core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 64,000 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5-2690 | vs | E5-2609 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 16 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 20 MB | 10 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 38 | 24 | |
| Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 0.6 - 1.35V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 7 | 1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.53 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.92 GHz | 2.56 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.53 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 135W | 80W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 32.52 $/year | 19.27 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 118.26 $/year | 70.08 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.64 pt/W | 8.89 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 109.69W | 65W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51,200 MB/s | 34,133.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 393,216 MB | 393,216 MB | |
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