Intel Xeon 5063 vs Core2 Duo E8400 |
First seen on June, 2012
Intel Xeon 5063
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon 5063
 | Higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
| | More threads 4 | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.53 GHz |
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Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E8400
| | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.53 GHz | vs | 4.22 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 4 MB | 50% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 50% more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.4 °C | vs | 67 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon 5063 vs Core2 Duo E8400
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon 5063 | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 1,333 MHz | |
details | Xeon 5063 | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 3 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Transistor count | 376,000,000 | 410,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 12 | 9 | |
| Voltage range | 1.07 - 1.35V | 0.85 - 1.36V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67°C | Unknown - 72.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.53 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | 4.23 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.53 GHz | 4.22 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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