Intel Xeon 5020 vs Core i7 3630QM |
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 | | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i7 3630QM
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 3630QM
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 36.56W |
| | More cores 4 | | More threads 8 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| 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 | |||
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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 | 36.56W | vs | 77.19W | 2.1x lower typical power consumption | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.16 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | 2.1x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | 2.1x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon 5020 vs Core i7 3630QM
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon 5020 | vs | Core i7 3630QM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
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 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Xeon 5020 | vs | Core i7 3630QM |
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| Threads | 4 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 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 | 3.16 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.5 GHz | 3.16 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 36.56W | |
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