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Intel Xeon E5-1620

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Much better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score 0.62 fps vs -1 fps More than 150% better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score
Much better performance per dollar 3.3 pt/$ vs 2.33 pt/$ More than 40% better performance per dollar
Higher clock speed 3.6 GHz vs 3.4 GHz More than 5% higher clock speed
Slightly more l3 cache 10 MB vs 8 MB 25% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Supports more RAM 384,000 MB vs 32,768 MB Supports around 11.8x more RAM
More l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core vs 2 MB/core 25% more l3 cache per core
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.7 GHz vs 4.32 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much lower typical power consumption 62.56W vs 105.63W More than 40% lower typical power consumption
Much lower annual home energy cost 18.55 $/year vs 31.32 $/year More than 40% lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 67.45 $/year vs 113.88 $/year More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost
Slightly better geekbench 3 single core score 3,236 vs 3,066 More than 5% better geekbench 3 single core score
Slightly higher Maximum operating temperature 67.4 °C vs 64 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-1620 vs Core i7 3770

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Xeon E5-1620
0.62 fps
Core i7 3770
-1 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
12,397
Core i7 3770
12,524

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
3,066
Core i7 3770
3,236

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
2,460,000 MB/s
Core i7 3770
2,660,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
13,003
Core i7 3770
12,495

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-1620
13,786
Core i7 3770
13,300

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E5-1620
9,487
Core i7 3770
9,449

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon E5-1620
2,117
Core i7 3770
2,072

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E5-1620  vs
Core i7 3770 
Clock speed 3.6 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 2011
LGA 1155

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes Yes
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 130W 77W
Annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year 18.55 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 113.88 $/year 67.45 $/year
Performance per watt 7.47 pt/W 7.25 pt/W
Typical power consumption 105.63W 62.56W

bus
Architecture QPI DMI
Number of links 0 1
Transfer rate 0 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Xeon E5-1620  vs
Core i7 3770 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 8
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 10 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 38 34
Operating temperature Unknown - 64°C Unknown - 67.4°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.93 GHz 4.03 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.7 GHz 4.32 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.93 GHz 4.03 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None GPU
Label N/A Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Latest DirectX N/A 11.x
Number of displays supported N/A 3
GPU clock speed N/A 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed N/A 1,150 MHz
3DMark06 N/A 5,339.9

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
DDR3-800
Channels Quad Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC Yes No
Maximum bandwidth 51,200 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 384,000 MB 32,768 MB
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