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Intel Xeon E5620
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5620 based on its cost to run.
See full details | Intel Xeon E5620 vs AMD Opteron 4386 |
![]() | Much more l3 cache 12 MB | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 7.59 pt/W |
![]() | Much more l3 cache per core 3 MB/core | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.75 GHz |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.1 GHz |
![]() | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz | ![]() | More cores 8 |
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 | |
Winner |
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Much more l3 cache | 12 MB | vs | 8 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much better performance per watt | 7.59 pt/W | vs | 0.67 pt/W | More than 11.2x better performance per watt | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 3x more l3 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.75 GHz | vs | 3.41 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 77.19W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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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 | |||
Much higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 30% higher clock speed | |||
Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 2.66 GHz | Around 45% higher turbo clock speed | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Newer | Dec, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date over 2 years later |
summary | Xeon E5620 | vs | Opteron 4386 |
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Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
C32 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 80W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 7.59 pt/W | 0.67 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 65W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
Transfer rate | 5,860 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 2,930 MHz | 3,200 MHz |
details | Xeon E5620 | vs | Opteron 4386 |
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Threads | 8 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
Clock multiplier | 18 | 19 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 77.6°C | Unknown - 70.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.75 GHz | 3.41 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.75 GHz | 3.41 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 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s |
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