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Intel

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

Processor Released Sep 10, 2013

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 4
Maximum boost clock: 2.5 GHz
Thermal design power: 80 W

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

Bitcoin MiningOS X / OpenCL / compute · mHash/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

8.25^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Face DetectionOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

4.73^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Ocean Surface SimulationOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

79.46^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Particle Simulation - 64kOS X / OpenCL / compute · mInteraction/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

44.28^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v2

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

0.43^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v2

Host configuration not reported.

TV-L1 Optical FlowOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

0.95^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Video CompositionOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2

2.53^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v2

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark3,516^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,371^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark3,666^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark5,149^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 4
Base clock: 2.5 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 42.60 GB/s^*
Reported CPU clock: 2.5 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 2.5 GHz
L3 cache: 10 MB
Architecture: Ivy Bridge^*
Socket / package: LGA 2011
Process node: 22 nm
Reported chip die area: 160 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 80 W^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
10 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
10 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 2011

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 4
Video memory type: DDR3 800/1066/1333^*

Supported memory

DDR3-1333
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s
DDR3 800/1066/1333^*

CPU memory support

DDR3-800
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
800 MT/s
DDR3-1066
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,066 MT/s
DDR3-1333
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 80 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Maximum turbo frequency

2.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

native_context

Clock scope: Maximum turbo declaration; not measured or sustained all-core frequency^*

Codename

Ivy Bridge-EP^*

Processor model

E5-2609 v2^*

Full processor designation

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v2 @ 2.50^*

Processor family

Intel Xeon E5/E3^*

Launch year

precision: year^*
text: 2013^*

Declared memory capacity

0.768^* TB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

CPU cores

4^*

L3 cache

10^* MB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

Thermal design power declaration

80^* W

CPU threads

4^*

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

Release: Sep 1st, 2013^*
Name: Xeon E5-2609 v2^*
Codename: Ivy Bridge-EP^*
Cores: 4^*
Clock: 2.5^* GHz
Socket: Socket 2011^*
Process: 22^* nm
L3 Cache: 10MB^*
TDP: 80^* W

Specifications 3 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 @ 2.50GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 @ 2.50GHz^*
cores: 4^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 1^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 18^*
samples: 27^*
price: 59.46^*
price: 118.92^*
tdp: 80^*
tdp: 80^*
date: 2014-04-01^*
date: 2014-04-01^*
socket: LGA 2011^*
socket: LGA 2011^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 2,500^*
speed: 2,500^*
turbo: 0^*
turbo: 0^*
cpuCount: 1^*
cpuCount: 2^*

Specifications 4 · 26 fields

name: Xeon E5-2609 v2^*
Release Date: Sep 1st, 2013^*
Part#: SR1AX^*
Frequency: 2.5^* GHz
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 25.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Ivy Bridge-EP^*
Socket: Intel Socket 2011^*
Generation: Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 4^*
# of Threads: 4^*
SMP # CPUs: 2^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 256 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, TXT, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, F16C, EPT, ECC^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Memory Bus: Quad-channel^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3^*
Process Size: 22^* nm
Cache L3: 10 MB (shared)^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
Die Size: 160^* mm²
Market: Server/Workstation^*

Specifications 5 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 @ 2.50GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 @ 2.50GHz^*

Specifications 6 · 10 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2013-09-01^*
Process Size (nm): 22^* nm
TDP (W): 80^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 160^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,400^*
Freq (MHz): 2,500^* MHz

Specifications 7 · 20 fields

turbo frequency: 2,500^*
cache size: 10,240^*
tdp: 80^*
socket: FCLGA2011^*
memory type: DDR3 800/1066/1333^*
cores: 4^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 805,306,368^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 71^*
package size: 52.5mm x 45mm^*
threads: 4^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 3,666^*
processor number: E5-2609V2^*
launch date: 2013-08-01^*
lithography: 22^*
bus speed: 6.4^*
base frequency: 2,500^*

Specifications 8 · 55 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$294.00-$299.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® TSX-NI

No^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Demand Based Switching

Yes^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

No^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Total Cores

4^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

x4 | x8 | x16^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

40^*

Scalability

2S Only^*

Cache

10.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 10 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Total Threads

4^*

Max Turbo Frequency

2.5^* GHz

Processor Base Frequency

2.5^* GHz

Bus Speed

6.4^* GT/s

TDP

80^* W

# of QPI Links

2^*

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q3'13^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

Embedded Options Available

Yes^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Tuesday | June 30 | 2020^*

Supply Status

Discontinued^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

768^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3 800/1066/1333^*

Max # of Memory Channels

4^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

42.6^* GB/s

Physical Address Extensions

46-bit^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Product Collection

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Processor Number

E5-2609V2^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA2011^*

Lithography

22^* nm

Max CPU Configuration

2^*

Package Size

52.5mm x 45mm^*

TCASE

71^* °C

Use Conditions

Server/Enterprise^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® AVX^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

No^*

Specifications 9 · 11 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 @ 2.50GHz^*
socket: LGA 2011^*
category: Server^*
price: $149.00^*
mark: 5,149^*
value: 34.56^*
single thread: 1,283^*
single thread value: 8.62^*
tdp: 80^*
powerperf: 64^*
testdate: Apr 2014^*

Specifications 10 · 5 fields

microarchitecture

Ivy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

2.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

80^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 11 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2 @ 2.50GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,014^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

LGA 2011^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Server^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

24.72^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cpuMark

3,516^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cpuValue

142.24^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

threadMark

1,371^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

threadValue

55.45^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

80^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerf

43.95^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cores

4^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 12 · 8 fields

product: Xeon E5-2609 v2^*
status: Discontinued^*
releaseDate: 2,013^*
cores: 4^*
maxTurboClock: 2.5^*
baseClock: 2.5^*
cache: 10^*
cacheInfo: Intel Smart Cache^*

* Provisional data