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Intel

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

Processor Released Sep 8, 2014

CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 6
Thermal design power: 85 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 MiningWindows / OpenCL / compute · mHash/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

31.87^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Face DetectionWindows / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

10.42^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Ocean Surface SimulationOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

32.12^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Ocean Surface SimulationWindows / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

92.77^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

25.52^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Particle Simulation - 64kWindows / OpenCL / compute · mInteraction/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

31.32^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

0.28^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

0.52^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

1.00^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

TV-L1 Optical FlowWindows / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

1.34^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Video CompositionWindows / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

3.17^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2609 v3

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 · cpuMark4,423^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,097^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark4,391^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark5,940^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 6
Base clock: 1.9 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 51 GB/s^*
L3 cache: 15 MB
Architecture: Haswell^*
Socket / package: LGA 2011-3
Process node: 22 nm

Cache hierarchy

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

Compatible sockets

LGA 2011-3

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 4
Video memory type: DDR4 1600^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 51.20 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR4-1600
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
1,600 MT/s
DDR4 1600^*

CPU memory support

DDR4-1600
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
1,600 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 85 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 1 fields

Name: Xeon E5-2609 V3^*

Specifications 2 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 @ 1.90GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 @ 1.90GHz^*
cores: 6^*
cores: 6^*
logicals: 1^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 32^*
samples: 18^*
price: 70.99^*
price: 141.98^*
tdp: 80^*
tdp: 80^*
date: 2014-11-01^*
date: 2014-11-01^*
socket: LGA2011-v3^*
socket: LGA2011-v3^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 1,900^*
speed: 1,900^*
turbo: 0^*
turbo: 0^*
cpuCount: 2^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 3 · 34 fields

name: Xeon E5-2609 v3^*
Release Date: Sep 8th, 2014^*
Part#: SR1YC^*
Frequency: 1,900^* MHz
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 19.0x^*
QPI Links: 2x 6400MT/s^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Haswell-EP^*
Socket: Intel Socket 2011-3^*
Generation: Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)^*
Memory Support: DDR4^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 6^*
# of Threads: 6^*
SMP # CPUs: 2^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 256 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, TSX, TXT, CLMUL, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, vPro^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Rated Speed: 1,600^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Quad-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 51.2^* GB/s
tJMax: 71°C^*
Launch Price: $306^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 40 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 22^* nm
Cache L3: 15 MB (shared)^*
Chipsets: C612, X99^*
Transistors: 2,600 million^*
Die Size: 356^* mm²
Package: FC-LGA12A^*
Market: Server/Workstation^*
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 4 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 @ 1.90GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 @ 1.90GHz^*

Specifications 5 · 19 fields

cache size: 15,360^*
tdp: 85^*
socket: FCLGA2011-3^*
memory type: DDR4 1600^*
cores: 6^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 805,306,368^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 70.9^*
package size: 52.5mm x 45mm^*
threads: 6^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 4,391^*
processor number: E5-2609V3^*
launch date: 2014-08-01^*
lithography: 22^*
bus speed: 6.4^*
base frequency: 1,900^*

Specifications 6 · 53 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$306.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

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

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

No^*

Intel® Demand Based Switching

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

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

Yes^*

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

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Total Cores

6^*

Total Threads

6^*

Processor Base Frequency

1.9^* GHz

Cache

15.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Bus Speed

6.4^* GT/s

TDP

85^* W

# of QPI Links

2^*

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q3'14^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Updates^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Friday | December 31 | 2021^*

Embedded Options Available

Yes^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

768^* GB

Memory Types

DDR4 1600^*

Max # of Memory Channels

4^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

51^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Physical Address Extensions

46-bit^*

Product Collection

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Processor Number

E5-2609V3^*

Scalability

2S^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

x4 | x8 | x16^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

40^*

Lithography

22^* nm

Sockets Supported

FCLGA2011^*

Max CPU Configuration

2^*

TCASE

70.9^* °C

Package Size

52.5mm x 45mm^*

Use Conditions

Server/Enterprise^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

No^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® AVX2^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Specifications 7 · 11 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 @ 1.90GHz^*
socket: LGA2011-v3^*
category: Server^*
price: $619.04^*
mark: 5,940^*
value: 9.6^*
single thread: 1,115^*
single thread value: 1.8^*
tdp: 80^*
powerperf: 74^*
testdate: Nov 2014^*

Specifications 8 · 10 fields

microarchitecture

Haswell^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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.^*

microarchitecture

Haswell^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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

1.9^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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.^*

Reported core clock

1.9^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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

6^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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.^*

core count

6^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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 V3^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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 V3^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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

85^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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

85^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V3^*
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 9 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 @ 1.90GHz^*

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

LGA2011-v3^*

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

79.88^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

cpuMark

4,423^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

cpuValue

55.37^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

threadMark

1,097^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

threadValue

13.73^*

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

55.28^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

cores

6^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Specifications 10 · 7 fields

product: Xeon E5-2609 v3^*
status: Discontinued^*
releaseDate: 2,014^*
cores: 6^*
baseClock: 1.9^*
cache: 15^*
cacheInfo: Intel Smart Cache^*

* Provisional data