Ryzen Z1 vs Xeon E5-2609 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Ryzen Z1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1592	595
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.78	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Phoenix (Zen4)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$81	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Ryzen Z1 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	6	12
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Die size	356 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Ryzen Z1 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Ryzen Z1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Ryzen Z1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
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 v3 and Ryzen Z1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 v3 and Ryzen Z1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Ryzen Z1.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Ryzen Z1 outperforms Xeon E5-2609 v3 by 324% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.86	12.13
Threads	6	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	15 Watt

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