Intel Xeon 5050 vs Core i7 2600K |
First seen on June, 2012
Intel Xeon 5050
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon 5050
 | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 77.19W | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i7 2600K
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Core i7 2600K
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 5.05 GHz |
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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 | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 114.2W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 41.8 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 111.78 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 5.05 GHz | vs | 3.38 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.76 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 60% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.6 °C | vs | 67 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon 5050 vs Core i7 2600K
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon 5050 | vs | Core i7 2600K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 41.8 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 111.78 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 114.2W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
details | Xeon 5050 | vs | Core i7 2600K |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 32 nm | |
| Transistor count | 376,000,000 | 995,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 18 | 34 | |
| Voltage range | 1.07 - 1.35V | 0.85 - 1.45V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67°C | Unknown - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.38 GHz | 5.05 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | 4.76 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.38 GHz | 5.05 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 10.x | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 850 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,350 MHz | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | 5,275 | |
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