Xeon 5060 vs E5-2609 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon 5060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1622	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.76	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Dempsey (2006)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	May 2006 (18 years ago)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon 5060 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	4
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	78 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon 5060 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Socket	2011-3	771
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon 5060. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon 5060 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon 5060 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon 5060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600	DDR2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2609 v3 and Xeon 5060.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt

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