Intel Xeon E5320 vs Core2 Quad Q6600

older Released November, 2006

Intel Xeon E5320

1.86 GHz
Quad core

Front view of Intel Xeon E5320

4.4 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5320

	Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2		Significantly lower typical power consumption 65W
	Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 6,799		Higher Maximum operating temperature 66 °C

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older Released January, 2007

Intel Core2 Quad Q6600

2.4 GHz
Quad core

Front view of Intel Core2 Quad Q6600

4.5 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Core2 Quad Q6600

	Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 102,800 MB/s		Higher clock speed 2.4 GHz
	Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.52 GHz		Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.6 GHz

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E5320 5.5 Core2 Quad Q6600 5.4 Core i3 3220 5.7
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E5320 6.8 Core2 Quad Q6600 7.2 Core i3 3220 8.7
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E5320 n.d. Core2 Quad Q6600 n.d. Core i3 3220 n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E5320 0.0 Core2 Quad Q6600 0.0 Core i3 3220 4.5
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E5320 5.1 Core2 Quad Q6600 5.0 Core i3 3220 5.5
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E5320 n.d. Core2 Quad Q6600 n.d. Core i3 3220 n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

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Intel Xeon E5320

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Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration

2

vs

1

Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration

Significantly lower typical power consumption

65W

vs

85.31W

Around 25% lower typical power consumption

Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

6,799

vs

4,490

More than 50% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

Higher Maximum operating temperature

66 °C

vs

62.2 °C

More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature

Significantly lower annual home energy cost

19.27 $/year

vs

25.29 $/year

Around 25% lower annual home energy cost

Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost

70.08 $/year

vs

91.98 $/year

Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost

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Intel Core2 Quad Q6600

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Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score

102,800 MB/s

vs

93,300 MB/s

More than 10% better geekbench 3 AES single core score

Higher clock speed

2.4 GHz

vs

1.86 GHz

Around 30% higher clock speed

Better overclocked clock speed (Air)

3.52 GHz

vs

2.81 GHz

More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Much better overclocked clock speed (Water)

3.6 GHz

vs

1.87 GHz

Around 95% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

6,799

Core2 Quad Q6600

4,490

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

1,028

Core2 Quad Q6600

1,306

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

93,300 MB/s

Core2 Quad Q6600

102,800 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

3,058

Core2 Quad Q6600

4,161

GeekBench

3,172

Core2 Quad Q6600

5,918

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

2,288

Core2 Quad Q6600

2,970

PassMark (Single Core)

718

Core2 Quad Q6600

924

summary	Xeon E5320	vs	Core2 Quad Q6600
Clock speed	1.86 GHz		2.4 GHz
Cores	Quad core		Quad 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		105W
Annual home energy cost	19.27 $/year		25.29 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	70.08 $/year		91.98 $/year
Performance per watt	1.52 pt/W		1.19 pt/W
Typical power consumption	65W		85.31W
bus
Architecture	FSB		FSB
Number of links	1		1
Clock speed	1,066 MHz		1,066 MHz

details	Xeon E5320	vs	Core2 Quad Q6600
Architecture	x86-64		x86-64
Threads	4		4
L2 cache	8 MB		8 MB
L2 cache per core	2 MB/core		2 MB/core
Manufacture process	65 nm		65 nm
Transistor count	582,000,000		582,000,000
Max CPUs	2		1
Clock multiplier	7		9
Voltage range	1 - 1.5V		0.85 - 1.5V
Operating temperature	Unknown - 66°C		Unknown - 62.2°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	2.81 GHz		3.52 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	1.87 GHz		3.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	2.81 GHz		3.52 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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