Xeon Gold 6209U vs E5-2690 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 135 Watt
10.25
Xeon Gold 6209U
2019
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
16.01
+56.2%

Xeon Gold 6209U outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v3 by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon Gold 6209U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking762423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.21
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency7.1912.12
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon Gold 6209U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads2440
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64K (per core)1.25 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)20 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)27.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C87 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon Gold 6209U 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon Gold 6209U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon Gold 6209U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon Gold 6209U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon Gold 6209U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon Gold 6209U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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 E5-2690 v3 10.25
Xeon Gold 6209U 16.01
+56.2%

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.

Xeon E5-2690 v3 16286
Xeon Gold 6209U 25430
+56.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.25 16.01
Recency 8 September 2014 2 April 2019
Physical cores 12 20
Threads 24 40
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Gold 6209U has a 56.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6209U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 v3 in performance tests.


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