Intel Xeon E5-2648L vs E5-2609 v2

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2609 v2
2.18

E5-2648L outperforms E5-2609 v2 by 57% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Xeon E5-2648L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17271438
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.400.48
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date1 September 2013 (10 years old)6 March 2012 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$396no data
Current price$246 (0.6x MSRP)$555
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2648L has 20% better value for money than Xeon E5-2609 v2.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Xeon E5-2648L basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache10 MB (shared)20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2435 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Xeon E5-2648L compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration22
SocketFCLGA20112011
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Xeon E5-2648L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Xeon E5-2648L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Xeon E5-2648L are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Xeon E5-2648L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2609 v2 and Xeon E5-2648L.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2609 v2 2.18
Xeon E5-2648L 3.43
+57.3%

E5-2648L outperforms E5-2609 v2 by 57% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2609 v2 3343
Xeon E5-2648L 5262
+57.4%

E5-2648L outperforms E5-2609 v2 by 57% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.18 3.43
Recency 1 September 2013 6 March 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 70 Watt

The Xeon E5-2648L is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2609 v2 in performance tests.


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