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Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
Released
Q3/2014
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Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 or Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 52 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 85 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1010 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    52 W left arrow 85 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    911 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    472 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    604 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    594 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    332 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    740 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1074 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    940 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    494 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    630 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    292 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    782 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    316 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    766 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v3
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    52 W left arrow 85 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    15.00 MB left arrow 15.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Haswell E
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q3/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
77
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
73
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
638
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
606
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2078
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
1974
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
13560
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
12882
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.96
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
0.91
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
6.5
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
6.17
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
7857
Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3
5901
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

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