Xeon E3-1220L v2 vs E5-2609

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E3-1220L v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1871	2050
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.29	4.75
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	14 May 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$143	no data
Current price	$48 (0.3x MSRP)	$41

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1220L v2 has 1538% better value for money than Xeon E5-2609.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E3-1220L v2 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	294 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E3-1220L v2 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	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E3-1220L v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E3-1220L v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E3-1220L v2 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E3-1220L v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	384 GB	32.23 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E3-1220L v2.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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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.

E5-2609 outperforms E3-1220L v2 by 27% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.85	1.46
Recency	6 March 2012	14 May 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	17 Watt

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