Intel Xeon E5320 vs Core2 Duo E6400 |
Released November, 2006
Intel Xeon E5320
- 1.86 GHz
- Quad core
4.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5320
 | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 3,058 |
| | Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 6,799 | | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
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Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6400
- 2.13 GHz
- Dual core
4.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E6400
| | Higher clock speed 2.13 GHz | | Lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.33 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.33 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5320 vs E6400 among all CPUs
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 | |
No winner declared
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 2 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 3,058 | vs | 1,961 | More than 55% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 6,799 | vs | 2,071 | More than 3.2x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 93,300 MB/s | vs | 91,000 MB/s | Around 5% better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 66 °C | vs | 61.4 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Newer | Nov, 2006 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date 4 months later | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.13 GHz | vs | 1.86 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 65W | Around 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.33 GHz | vs | 2.81 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.33 GHz | vs | 1.87 GHz | Around 80% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 70.08 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 19.27 $/year | Around 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5320 vs Core2 Duo E6400
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5320 | vs | Core2 Duo E6400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2.13 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 80W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.52 pt/W | 1.35 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 65W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 1,066 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5320 | vs | Core2 Duo E6400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 582,000,000 | 167,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 7 | 8 | |
| Voltage range | 1 - 1.5V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 66°C | Unknown - 61.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.81 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.87 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.81 GHz | 3.33 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 | |
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