Intel Xeon L5518 vs Core i7 3770K |
Released March, 2009
Intel Xeon L5518
- 2.13 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L5518
 | Much lower typical power consumption 48.75W | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
| | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 85 °C | | Much lower annual home energy cost 14.45 $/year |
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Released April, 2012
Intel Core i7 3770K
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Core i7 3770K
| | Much higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 48.75W | vs | 114.97W | 2.4x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 85 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | More than 25% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | vs | 42.19 $/year | 2.9x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | vs | 112.39 $/year | 2.1x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Supports more RAM | 147,456 MB | vs | 32,768 MB | Supports 4.5x more RAM | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | Around 65% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 65% higher turbo 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 | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.69 GHz | vs | 3.71 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2009 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.8 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon L5518 vs Core i7 3770K
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon L5518 | vs | Core i7 3770K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| 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 | 60W | 77W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | 42.19 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | 112.39 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 48.75W | 114.97W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 147,456 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Xeon L5518 | vs | Core i7 3770K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 22 nm | |
| Transistor count | 731,000,000 | 1,400,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 1.33 - 1.36V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 85°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.71 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.13 GHz | 4.8 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,531.9 | 6,731.8 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.71 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.x | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,150 MHz | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | 5,339.9 | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,860 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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