Intel Xeon 5148 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released September, 2006
Intel Xeon 5148
- 2.33 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon 5148
 | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | | Lower typical power consumption 32.5W |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3220
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Much better performance per dollar 1.18 pt/$ |
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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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| 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 | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 32.5W | vs | 44.69W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 9.64 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 35.04 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.33 GHz | More than 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 1.18 pt/$ | vs | 0.14 pt/$ | Around 8.8x better performance per dollar | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,764 | vs | 900 | More than 95% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Sep, 2006 | Release date over 6 years later | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 5,399 | vs | 4,216 | Around 30% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 65.3 °C | vs | 58 °C | Around 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 2.69 pt/W | vs | 1.89 pt/W | More than 40% better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.33 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon 5148 vs Core i3 3220
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon 5148 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.33 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual 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 | 40W | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 9.64 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 35.04 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.89 pt/W | 2.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 32.5W | 44.69W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
details | Xeon 5148 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 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 | |
| Clock multiplier | 7 | 33 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 58°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.33 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.1 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,050 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
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