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| 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 |
Features Key features of the Xeon 5050 vs Core i7 2600K
clock speed
Xeon 5050
3 GHz
Core i7 2600K
3.4 GHz
L2 cache
Xeon 5050
4 MB
Core i7 2600K
1 MB
overclocked clock speed (air)
Xeon 5050
3.38 GHz
Core i7 2600K
5.05 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Xeon 5050
3 GHz
Core i7 2600K
4.76 GHz
TDP
Xeon 5050
95W
Core i7 2600K
95W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon 5050 | vs | Core i7 2600K |
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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 | |
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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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