Intel Xeon E5 2609 vs Intel Xeon E5640
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2609 with 4 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E5640 with 4 cores 2.666GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2609 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Intel Xeon E5640 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.666GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 10MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2609
408
Intel Xeon E5640
+7%
437
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2609
2102
Intel Xeon E5640
+16%
2456
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Mar 2010
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Westmere-EP
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 1366
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon (Westmere-EP)
Package
1.27 billions
Transistor Count
1.17 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
80 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
294 mm²
Die Size
239 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.666 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.933 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
20.0
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
