Intel Xeon L5310 vs Core2 QX6700 |
Released March, 2007
Intel Xeon L5310
- 1.6 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L5310
 | Much lower typical power consumption 40.63W | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 12.04 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 43.8 $/year |
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Released November, 2006
Intel Core2 QX6700
- 2.66 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Core2 QX6700
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.66 GHz | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.57 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.3 GHz | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 64.5 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 40.63W | vs | 105.63W | 2.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 12.04 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | 2.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 43.8 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | 2.6x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2007 | vs | Nov, 2006 | Release date 3 months later | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.66 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 65% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.57 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.3 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 64.5 °C | vs | 60 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon L5310 vs Core2 QX6700
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon L5310 | vs | Core2 QX6700 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.66 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 | 50W | 130W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 12.04 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 43.8 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 40.63W | 105.63W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 1,066 MHz | |
details | Xeon L5310 | vs | Core2 QX6700 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 | 10 | |
| Voltage range | 1.1 - 1.25V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 60°C | Unknown - 64.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.57 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.3 GHz | 3.57 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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