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Intel Xeon E5-1620
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5-1620 based on its single-core performance.
See full details | Intel Xeon E5-2620 vs E5-1620 |
![]() | Much more l3 cache 15 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB |
![]() | More cores 6 | ![]() | More threads 12 |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.6 GHz | ![]() | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz |
![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 2,117 | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.93 GHz |
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 |
5.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much more l3 cache | 15 MB | vs | 10 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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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 | |||
More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 12 | vs | 8 | 4 more threads | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 105.63W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 80% higher clock speed | |||
Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | More than 50% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,117 | vs | 1,231 | More than 70% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.93 GHz | vs | 2.28 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.7 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
summary | Xeon E5-2620 | vs | E5-1620 |
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Clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 2.5 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 | 95W | 130W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 6.57 pt/W | 7.47 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 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 | 42,666.64 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 393,216 MB | 384,000 MB |
details | Xeon E5-2620 | vs | E5-1620 |
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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 | 15 MB | 10 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 25 | 38 | |
Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 0.6 - 1.35V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 77.4°C | Unknown - 64°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.28 GHz | 3.93 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2 GHz | 4.7 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.28 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 | 2 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 7,200 MT/s | 0 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 3,600 MHz | 0 MHz |
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