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| Intel Xeon E5-2658 vs Core i7 3770K |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2658
- 2.1 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2658
![]() | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Significantly more l3 cache 20 MB |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 77.19W | ![]() | Significantly better PassMark score 16,351 |
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Released April, 2012
Intel Core i7 3770K
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Core i7 3770K
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | ![]() | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz |
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 2.21 pt/$ | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Significantly 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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Significantly more l3 cache | 20 MB | vs | 8 MB | 2.5x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 114.97W | Around 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly better PassMark score | 16,351 | vs | 9,544 | More than 70% better PassMark score | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
More threads | 16 | vs | 8 | Twice as many threads | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 88 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | More than 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Supports more RAM | 393,216 MB | vs | 32,768 MB | Supports 12x more RAM | |||
More l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 25% more l3 cache per core | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 42.19 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 112.39 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | More than 65% higher clock speed | |||
Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 65% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 2.21 pt/$ | vs | 0.22 pt/$ | Around 10x better performance per dollar | |||
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 | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,084 | vs | 1,694 | Around 25% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Better performance per watt | 4.55 pt/W | vs | 3.47 pt/W | More than 30% better performance per watt |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2658 vs Core i7 3770K
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2658
20,182
Core i7 3770K
13,098
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2658
2,547
Core i7 3770K
3,304
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2658
2,570 MB/s
Core i7 3770K
2,620,000 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon E5-2658
16,351
Core i7 3770K
9,544
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon E5-2658
1,694
Core i7 3770K
2,084
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2658 | vs | Core i7 3770K |
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Clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
Cores | Octa core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 2011 | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
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 | 95W | 77W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 42.19 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 112.39 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 3.47 pt/W | 4.55 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 114.97W | |
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Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
Number of links | 2 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Xeon E5-2658 | vs | Core i7 3770K |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 16 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 20 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 24 | 35 | |
Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 1.33 - 1.36V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 88°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
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 | 393,216 MB | 32,768 MB |
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