Intel Xeon E5-1660 vs Core i7 980X |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-1660
- 3.3 GHz
- Hexa core
8.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-1660
 | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz | | More l3 cache 15 MB |
| | Significantly better PassMark score 13,432 | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
by Scott-Michaud (Dec, 2013)Sure, the AMD solution will be available over a year earlier and cost a fraction of the multi-thousand-dollar server processor, but it is somewhat ridiculous to think that a CPU has the theoretical performance available to software render the equivalent of Battlefield 4's medium settings without a GPU (if the software was written with said rendering engine, which it is not... of course).
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Released March, 2010
Intel Core i7 980X
- 3.33 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
7.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i7 980X
| | Slightly higher Maximum Operating Temperature 67.9 °C |
by Legit Reviews (Mar, 2010)Intel has also designed a brand new heat pipe CPU cooler called the DBX-B that will be included with Intel Core i7-980X processors that is very impressive looking.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-1660 vs 980X
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Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Passmark | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Power Consumption | |
How much power does the processor require? | |
| TDP | |
Value | |
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| Performance Per Dollar | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
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| More l3 cache | 15 MB | vs | 12 MB | 25% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 13,432 | vs | 8,932 | More than 50% better PassMark score | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,030 | vs | 1,441 | More than 40% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better performance per watt | 17.09 pt/W | vs | 5.74 pt/W | Around 3x better performance per watt | |||
| Supports more RAM | 262,144 MB | vs | 24,576 MB | Supports around 10.8x more RAM | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 25% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Marginally newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 2.06 pt/$ | vs | 1 pt/$ | More than 2x better performance per dollar | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | vs | 50.68 $/year | Around 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | vs | 148.92 $/year | Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Slightly higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 67.9 °C | vs | 64 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-1660 vs Core i7 980X
Passmark
Core i7 980X | by Legit Reviews (Mar, 2010)The GPU Score seems to be GPU limited at around 61,000 3DMarks since we didn't see much of a gain on the FPS in the game benchmarks.
Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-1660 | vs | Core i7 980X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Hexa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 2011 | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| 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 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Triple Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51,200 MB/s | 25,599.99 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 262,144 MB | 24,576 MB | |
details | Xeon E5-1660 | vs | Core i7 980X |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 12 | 12 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.33 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 15 MB | 12 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nms | 32 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 39 | 25 | |
| Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 0.8 - 1.38V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 64°C | Unknown - 67.9°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 1 | 85 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 130W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 50.68 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 148.92 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 17.09 pt/W | 5.74 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 0 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 0 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
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