Intel Xeon W3550 vs Core i5 760 |
Released August, 2009
Intel Xeon W3550
- 3.06 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon W3550
 | Higher clock speed 3.06 GHz | | More threads 8 |
| | Lower typical power consumption 105.63W | | Better PassMark score 5,730 |
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Released July, 2010
Intel Core i5 760
- 2.8 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i5 760
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.13 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.49 GHz |
| | Higher Maximum operating temperature 72.7 °C | | Better performance per dollar 0.74 pt/$ |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher clock speed | 3.06 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
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| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 105.63W | vs | 114.5W | Around 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better PassMark score | 5,730 | vs | 3,903 | More than 45% better PassMark score | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,357 | vs | 1,196 | Around 15% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | vs | 39.42 $/year | More than 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.13 GHz | vs | 3.65 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.49 GHz | vs | 3.07 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.7 °C | vs | 67.9 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 0.74 pt/$ | vs | 0.67 pt/$ | More than 10% better performance per dollar | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2010 | vs | Aug, 2009 | Release date 10 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon W3550 vs Core i5 760
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon W3550 | vs | Core i5 760 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| LGA 1156 | |||
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 | |
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 | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 4,800 MT/s | 2,500 MT/s | |
details | Xeon W3550 | vs | Core i5 760 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 4 | |
| 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 | 45 nm | |
| Transistor count | 731,000,000 | 774,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 23 | 21 | |
| Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.38V | 0.65 - 1.4V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.9°C | Unknown - 72.7°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 1 | 131 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.65 GHz | 4.13 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.07 GHz | 4.49 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.65 GHz | 4.13 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 115.63 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.57 pt/W | 1.3 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 114.5W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 24,576 MB | 16,384 MB | |
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