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Intel Core i7 920
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 920 based on its performance and single-core performance.
See full details | Intel Xeon E5320 vs Core i7 920 |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 65W |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core | ![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 2.66 GHz | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm |
![]() | Significantly better geekbench 3 single core score 1,959 | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 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 |
4.7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 135.63W | 2.1x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 8x more l2 cache per core | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 48.38 $/year | 2.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 134.55 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 2.66 GHz | vs | 1.86 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Significantly better geekbench 3 single core score | 1,959 | vs | 1,028 | More than 90% better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 2.81 GHz | More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.24 GHz | vs | 1.87 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Oct, 2008 | vs | Nov, 2006 | Release date over 1 years later |
summary | Xeon E5320 | vs | Core i7 920 |
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Clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2.66 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 771 | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 80W | 130W | |
Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 48.38 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 134.55 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.52 pt/W | 1.21 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 65W | 135.63W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Supports ECC | No | No |
details | Xeon E5320 | vs | Core i7 920 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
Transistor count | 582,000,000 | 731,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 7 | 20 | |
Voltage range | 1 - 1.5V | 0.8 - 1.38V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 66°C | Unknown - 67.9°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.81 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.87 GHz | 4.24 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.81 GHz | 4.22 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 | FSB | QPI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 2,400 MHz |
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920 vs 2400 | ||
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920 vs 6700K | ||
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920 vs 4790K | ||
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920 vs 3470 | ||
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920 vs 2500K | ||
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$305 | $300 | |
W3520 vs 2500 | ||
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