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Intel Core i5 750
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 750 based on its performance.
See full details Intel Core i5 750 vs AMD Opteron 1210 HE |
Released July, 2009
Intel Core i5 750
- 2.66 GHz
- Quad core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 750
 | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 5,656 |
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.66 GHz | | More l3 cache 8 MB |
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Released February, 2007
AMD Opteron 1210 HE
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
4.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 1210 HE
| | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 750 vs 1210 HE among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 5.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 5,656 | vs | 1,427 | Around 4x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.66 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 50% higher clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.13 GHz | vs | 2.92 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.7 °C | vs | 55 °C | More than 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better PassMark score | 3,711 | vs | 971 | More than 3.8x better PassMark score | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2009 | vs | Feb, 2007 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 122.45W | 2.3x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 42.81 $/year | 2.7x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 122.73 $/year | 2.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 750 vs Opteron 1210 HE
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 750 | vs | Opteron 1210 HE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1156 | |||
| AM2 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 42.81 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 122.73 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.89 pt/W | 0.61 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 122.45W | 52.81W | |
details | Core i5 750 | vs | Opteron 1210 HE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 20 | 9 | |
| Voltage range | 0.65 - 1.4V | 1 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.7°C | 0 - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.13 GHz | 2.92 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.13 GHz | 2.92 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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