Intel Xeon E5-1650 vs E5-1620 |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-1650
- 3.2 GHz
- Hexa core
5.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-1650
 | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | More cores 6 |
| | More l3 cache 12 MB | | More threads 12 |
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Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-1620
- 3.6 GHz
- Quad core
5.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E5-1620
| | Much higher clock speed 3.6 GHz | | Supports more RAM 384,000 MB |
| | More l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-1650 vs E5-1620 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 | |
No winner declared
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More l3 cache | 12 MB | vs | 10 MB | 20% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 8 | 4 more threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.53 GHz | vs | 3.93 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Supports more RAM | 384,000 MB | vs | 262,144 MB | Supports more than 45% more RAM | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 25% more l3 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-1650 vs E5-1620
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 (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-1650 | vs | E5-1620 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 130W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.9 pt/W | 7.47 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 105.63W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51,200 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 262,144 MB | 384,000 MB | |
details | Xeon E5-1650 | vs | E5-1620 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 12 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 10 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 38 | 38 | |
| Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 0.6 - 1.35V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 64°C | Unknown - 64°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.53 GHz | 3.93 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.53 GHz | 3.93 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 | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 0 MT/s | 0 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 0 MHz | 0 MHz | |
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