Intel Xeon E5-2603 vs E5-2609

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2609
1.86
+22.4%

E5-2609 outperforms E5-2603 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5-2603 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18602000
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.290.37
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years old)6 March 2012 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$143$207
Current price$48 (0.3x MSRP)$59 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2603 has 28% better value for money than Xeon E5-2609.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5-2603 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)10240 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size294 mm2294 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C70 °C
Number of transistors1,270 million1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5-2603 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5-2603. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5-2603 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 E5-2603 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 E5-2603. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GB384 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Xeon E5-2603.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

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 1.86
+22.4%
Xeon E5-2603 1.52

E5-2609 outperforms E5-2603 by 22% 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 2860
+22.1%
Xeon E5-2603 2342

E5-2609 outperforms E5-2603 by 22% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2609 483
+33.4%
Xeon E5-2603 362

E5-2609 outperforms E5-2603 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2609 1703
+35.6%
Xeon E5-2603 1256

E5-2609 outperforms E5-2603 by 36% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.86 1.52
Cost $143 $207

The Xeon E5-2609 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2603 in performance tests.


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