Intel Xeon X5698 vs L5609

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Combined performance score

Xeon L5609
2.15

X5698 outperforms L5609 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon L5609 and Xeon X5698 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17401698
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.180.10
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years old)14 February 2011 (13 years old)
Current price$531 $997
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon L5609 has 80% better value for money than Xeon X5698.

Technical specs

Xeon L5609 and Xeon X5698 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.86 GHz4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12288 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5609 and Xeon X5698 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA13661366
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5609 and Xeon X5698. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon L5609 and Xeon X5698 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5609 and Xeon X5698 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5609 and Xeon X5698. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5609 and Xeon X5698.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 L5609 2.15
Xeon X5698 2.24
+4.2%

X5698 outperforms L5609 by 4% 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 L5609 3298
Xeon X5698 3447
+4.5%

X5698 outperforms L5609 by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.15 2.24
Recency 16 March 2010 14 February 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon L5609 and Xeon X5698. The differences in performance seem too small.


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