Intel Xeon L5518 vs Pentium G870 |
Released March, 2009
Intel Xeon L5518
- 2.13 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L5518
 | More l3 cache 8 MB | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
| | More threads 8 | | More cores 4 |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Pentium G870
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Pentium G870
| | Significantly higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 3 MB | Around 2.8x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 2 | 6 more threads | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 85 °C | vs | 69.1 °C | Around 25% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.71 GHz | vs | 3.21 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Slightly lower typical power consumption | 48.75W | vs | 52.81W | Around 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Supports more RAM | 147,456 MB | vs | 32,768 MB | Supports 4.5x more RAM | |||
| Slightly lower annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | Around 10% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | Around 10% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | More than 45% higher clock speed | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2009 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon L5518 vs Pentium G870
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon L5518 | vs | Pentium G870 |
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| Clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual 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 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 60W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 14.45 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 52.56 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 48.75W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,860 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon L5518 | vs | Pentium G870 |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 85°C | Unknown - 69.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.71 GHz | 3.21 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.13 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,531.9 | 2,148.8 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.71 GHz | 3.21 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 850 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 147,456 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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