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Intel Core i5 760
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See full details Intel Xeon 5160 vs Core i5 760 |
Released June, 2006
Intel Xeon 5160
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
5.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon 5160
 | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 65W | | Higher clock speed 3 GHz |
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Released July, 2010
Intel Core i5 760
- 2.8 GHz
- Quad core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i5 760
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much better performance per dollar 0.74 pt/$ |
| | More cores 4 | | Better geekbench 3 single core score 2,089 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 5160 vs 760 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 5.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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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 | 65W | vs | 114.5W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 39.42 $/year | 2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 115.63 $/year | Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 0.74 pt/$ | vs | 0.14 pt/$ | More than 5.2x better performance per dollar | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better geekbench 3 single core score | 2,089 | vs | 1,569 | Around 35% better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2010 | vs | Jun, 2006 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 6,297 | vs | 5,525 | Around 15% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.13 GHz | vs | 3.63 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.7 °C | vs | 65 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.49 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon 5160 vs Core i5 760
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon 5160 | vs | Core i5 760 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| LGA 1156 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 80W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 115.63 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.56 pt/W | 1.3 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 65W | 114.5W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
details | Xeon 5160 | vs | Core i5 760 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Transistor count | 291,000,000 | 774,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 9 | 21 | |
| Voltage range | 1 - 1.5V | 0.65 - 1.4V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 65°C | Unknown - 72.7°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 2 | 131 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.63 GHz | 4.13 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | 4.49 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.63 GHz | 4.13 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 | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
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