Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 vs Intel Core i7-3540M

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Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-3540M
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Core i7-3540M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 or Intel Core i7-3540M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Core i7-3540M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3540M was released in Q1/2013.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group Intel Core i 3000M (29)
6 Generation 3
Broadwell E Architecture Ivy Bridge H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The Intel Core i7-3540M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3540M
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3540M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 supports a maximum of 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3540M can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3540M
DDR4-1866 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
1536 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 has a TDP of 85 W, that of the Intel Core i7-3540M is 35 W.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3540M
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-3540M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3540M
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 2011-3 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q1/2013
310 $ Release price 346 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
504 (67%)
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
751 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
3568 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1647 (46%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
5448 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2929 (54%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
697 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1502 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
71 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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