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Intel Xeon E3-1270
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Released March, 2009
Intel Xeon E5520
- 2.26 GHz
- Quad core
4.7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5520
 | Supports more RAM 147,456 MB | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.27 GHz |
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Released April, 2011
Intel Xeon E3-1270
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E3-1270
| | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz |
| | Much better PassMark score 9,832 | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 2,222 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5520 vs E3-1270 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 | |
| 5.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more RAM | 147,456 MB | vs | 32,768 MB | Supports 4.5x more RAM | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.27 GHz | vs | 3.8 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.26 GHz | More than 50% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 2.53 GHz | More than 50% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 9,832 | vs | 4,453 | Around 2.2x better PassMark score | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,222 | vs | 1,024 | Around 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 10.9 pt/W | vs | 2.4 pt/W | More than 4.5x better performance per watt | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 2.6 pt/$ | vs | 0.49 pt/$ | More than 5.2x better performance per dollar | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.52 GHz | vs | 3.28 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2011 | vs | Mar, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5520 vs E3-1270
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 (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5520 | vs | E3-1270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | 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 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 80W | 80W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 19.27 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 70.08 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.4 pt/W | 10.9 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 65W | 65W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,860 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon E5520 | vs | E3-1270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 17 | 34 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 69.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.28 GHz | 3.52 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.27 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.28 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 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 147,456 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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