Intel Xeon E3120 vs Core2 Quad Q9650

older Released August, 2008

Intel Xeon E3120

3.16 GHz
Dual core

Front view of Intel Xeon E3120

4.2 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3120

	Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W		Slightly higher clock speed 3.16 GHz
	Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.42 GHz		Better performance per dollar 0.48 pt/$

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older Released August, 2008

Intel Core2 Quad Q9650

3 GHz
Quad core
Unlocked

Front view of Intel Core2 Quad Q9650

4.6 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Core2 Quad Q9650

	Much more l2 cache 12 MB		Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 5,792
	Supports trusted computing Yes		More cores 4

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E3120 5.2 Core2 Quad Q9650 5.7 Xeon E5450 5.7
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E3120 5.9 Core2 Quad Q9650 7.8 Xeon E5450 7.7
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E3120 n.d. Core2 Quad Q9650 n.d. Xeon E5450 n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E3120 0.0 Core2 Quad Q9650 0.0 Xeon E5450 0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E3120 5.1 Core2 Quad Q9650 5.0 Xeon E5450 5.1
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E3120 n.d. Core2 Quad Q9650 n.d. Xeon E5450 n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

4.6	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Xeon E3120 4.2 Core2 Quad Q9650 4.6 Xeon E5450 4.7

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9650

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon E3120

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Significantly lower typical power consumption

52.81W

vs

77.19W

More than 30% lower typical power consumption

Slightly higher clock speed

3.16 GHz

vs

3 GHz

More than 5% higher clock speed

Better overclocked clock speed (Air)

4.42 GHz

vs

4.15 GHz

More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Better performance per dollar

0.48 pt/$

vs

0.41 pt/$

More than 15% better performance per dollar

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

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9650

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Much more l2 cache

12 MB

vs

6 MB

2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

5,792

vs

2,995

Around 95% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

Supports trusted computing

Yes

vs

No

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

More cores

4

vs

2

Twice as many cores; run more applications at once

More threads

4

vs

2

Twice as many threads

Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.25 GHz

vs

3.17 GHz

Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

2,995

Core2 Quad Q9650

5,792

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

1,690

Core2 Quad Q9650

1,692

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

134.6 MB/s

Core2 Quad Q9650

128,200 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

2,241

Core2 Quad Q9650

4,222

PassMark (Single Core)

1,338

Core2 Quad Q9650

1,267

summary	Xeon E3120	vs	Core2 Quad Q9650
Clock speed	3.16 GHz		3 GHz
Cores	Dual core		Quad core
Socket type
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	65W		95W
Annual home energy cost	15.66 $/year		22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	56.94 $/year		83.22 $/year
Performance per watt	1.39 pt/W		1.47 pt/W
Typical power consumption	52.81W		77.19W

details	Xeon E3120	vs	Core2 Quad Q9650
Architecture	x86-64		x86-64
Threads	2		4
L2 cache	6 MB		12 MB
L2 cache per core	3 MB/core		3 MB/core
Manufacture process	45 nm		45 nm
Transistor count	410,000,000		820,000,000
Max CPUs	1		1
Clock multiplier	9		9
Operating temperature	Unknown - 72.4°C		Unknown - 71.4°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	4.42 GHz		4.15 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	3.17 GHz		4.25 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	4.42 GHz		4.15 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		FSB
Number of links	1		1
Clock speed	1,333 MHz		1,333 MHz

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