Intel Xeon EC5509 vs Core i7 4790 |
Released February, 2010
Intel Xeon EC5509
- 2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon EC5509
 | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 77.6 °C |
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Released May, 2014
Intel Core i7 4790
- 3.6 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 4790
| | Much higher clock speed 3.6 GHz | | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Newer May, 2014 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 77.6 °C | vs | 72.72 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 80% higher clock speed | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Newer | May, 2014 | vs | Feb, 2010 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon EC5509 vs Core i7 4790
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon EC5509 | vs | Core i7 4790 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| LGA 1150 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 85W | 84W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.48 $/year | 20.24 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 74.46 $/year | 73.58 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 69.06W | 68.25W | |
details | Xeon EC5509 | vs | Core i7 4790 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 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 | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 77.6°C | Unknown - 72.72°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,200 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 4,800 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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