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| Intel Xeon W3565 vs Core i7 2600K |
Released November, 2009
Intel Xeon W3565
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon W3565
![]() | Lower typical power consumption 105.63W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i7 2600K
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Core i7 2600K
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 2.92 pt/$ | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | ![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Lower typical power consumption | 105.63W | vs | 114.2W | Around 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
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Much lower annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | vs | 41.8 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 2.92 pt/$ | vs | 0.69 pt/$ | Around 4.2x better performance per dollar | |||
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 | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3.46 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Much better performance per watt | 7.53 pt/W | vs | 1.62 pt/W | Around 4.8x better performance per watt | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,920 | vs | 1,419 | More than 35% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 5.05 GHz | vs | 4.3 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better PassMark score | 8,494 | vs | 5,957 | Around 45% better PassMark score | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.76 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Nov, 2009 | Release date over 1 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon W3565 vs Core i7 2600K
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3565
8,544
Core i7 2600K
11,563
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3565
2,222
Core i7 2600K
3,005
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3565
139,100 MB/s
Core i7 2600K
2,500,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3565
8,511
Core i7 2600K
12,823
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3565
9,573
Core i7 2600K
13,916
GeekBench
Xeon W3565
10,582
Core i7 2600K
16,706
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon W3565
5,957
Core i7 2600K
8,494
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon W3565
1,419
Core i7 2600K
1,920
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon W3565 | vs | Core i7 2600K |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 3.8 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 | 130W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 41.8 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 111.78 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.62 pt/W | 7.53 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 114.2W | |
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 | 32,768 MB |
details | Xeon W3565 | vs | Core i7 2600K |
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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 | 32 nm | |
Transistor count | 731,000,000 | 995,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 24 | 34 | |
Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.23V | 0.85 - 1.45V | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 0 | 2,016 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 5.05 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | 4.76 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.3 GHz | 5.05 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | 10.x | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 850 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,350 MHz | |
3DMark06 | N/A | 5,275 | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 4,800 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
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