Intel Xeon L5215 vs Core i7 4650U |
Released July, 2008
Intel Xeon L5215
- 1.86 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L5215
 | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core |
| | Slightly higher clock speed 1.86 GHz | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
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Released July, 2013
Intel Core i7 4650U
- 1.7 GHz
- Dual core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Core i7 4650U
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Supports trusted computing Yes | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.12 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 12x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 12x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Slightly higher clock speed | 1.86 GHz | vs | 1.7 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.12 GHz | vs | 1.87 GHz | More than 65% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2013 | vs | Jul, 2008 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Slightly lower typical power consumption | 12.19W | vs | 16.25W | 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost | 13.14 $/year | vs | 17.52 $/year | Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Slightly lower annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | vs | 4.82 $/year | Around 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon L5215 vs Core i7 4650U
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon L5215 | vs | Core i7 4650U |
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| Clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 1.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
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 | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 20W | 15W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.82 $/year | 3.61 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 17.52 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 16.25W | 12.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 66 MHz | |
details | Xeon L5215 | vs | Core i7 4650U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 22 nm | |
| Transistor count | 410,000,000 | 382,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 7 | 24 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.35V | 0.65 - 1.4V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 75°C | Unknown - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 3.12 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.87 GHz | 1.7 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.87 GHz | 3.12 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 5000 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 200 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
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