Intel Xeon E5 2609 v2 vs Intel Xeon L5640
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2609 v2 with 4 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon L5640 with 6 cores 2.266GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2609 v2 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 6 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.266GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Intel Xeon L5640 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 10MB)
Lower TDP (60W vs 80W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2609 v2
+9%
447
Intel Xeon L5640
407
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2609 v2
1230
Intel Xeon L5640
+28%
1582
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Mar 2010
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Westmere-EP
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 1366
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon (Westmere-EP)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
1.17 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
60 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
239 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.266 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.8 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
17.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
3
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
