Intel Xeon 5020 vs Core i3 3217U |
First seen on January, 2013
Intel Xeon 5020
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon 5020
 | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Higher clock speed 2.5 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i3 3217U
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3217U
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 13.81W |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 4.1 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 14.89 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 8x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 13.81W | vs | 77.19W | 5.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | 5.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 14.89 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | 5.6x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon 5020 vs Core i3 3217U
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon 5020 | vs | Core i3 3217U |
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| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Xeon 5020 | vs | Core i3 3217U |
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| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 17W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 4.1 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 14.89 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 13.81W | |
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