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| Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs Core i7 3770 |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2689
- 2.6 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2689
![]() | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Significantly more l3 cache 20 MB |
![]() | Much better PassMark score 19,521 | ![]() | More cores 8 |
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Released April, 2012
Intel Core i7 3770
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 3770
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | ![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 62.56W | ![]() | Better geekbench 3 single core score 3,236 |
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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 better PassMark score | 19,521 | vs | 9,449 | More than 2x 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 | |||
Significantly better performance per watt | 10.97 pt/W | vs | 7.25 pt/W | More than 50% better performance per watt | |||
More l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 25% more l3 cache per core | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | More than 30% higher clock speed | |||
Significantly newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 62.56W | vs | 93.44W | Around 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
Better geekbench 3 single core score | 3,236 | vs | 2,912 | More than 10% better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 18.55 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | Around 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 67.45 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | Around 35% lower annual commercial energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2689 vs Core i7 3770
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2689
36,294
Core i7 3770
12,524
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2689
2,912
Core i7 3770
3,236
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2689
2,360,000 MB/s
Core i7 3770
2,660,000 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon E5-2689
19,521
Core i7 3770
9,449
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon E5-2689
2,091
Core i7 3770
2,072
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2689 | vs | Core i7 3770 |
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Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Cores | Octa 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 |
details | Xeon E5-2689 | vs | Core i7 3770 |
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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 | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 115W | 77W | |
Annual home energy cost | 27.7 $/year | 18.55 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 100.74 $/year | 67.45 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 10.97 pt/W | 7.25 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 93.44W | 62.56W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
Number of links | 2 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
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