Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 vs Core i7 4790 |
Released April, 2013
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
- 3.6 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
 | Slightly lower typical power consumption 66.63W | | Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost 71.83 $/year |
| | Slightly lower annual home energy cost 19.75 $/year |
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Released May, 2014
Intel Core i7 4790
- 3.6 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 4790
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Newer May, 2014 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Slightly lower typical power consumption | 66.63W | vs | 68.25W | Almost the same | |||
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| Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost | 71.83 $/year | vs | 73.58 $/year | Almost the same | |||
| Slightly lower annual home energy cost | 19.75 $/year | vs | 20.24 $/year | Almost the same | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Newer | May, 2014 | vs | Apr, 2013 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon E3-1280 v3 vs Core i7 4790
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1280 v3 | vs | Core i7 4790 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4 GHz | 4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Xeon E3-1280 v3 | vs | Core i7 4790 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,200 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 82W | 84W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 19.75 $/year | 20.24 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 71.83 $/year | 73.58 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 66.63W | 68.25W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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