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| Intel Xeon W3580 vs Core i7 3770K |
Released August, 2009
Intel Xeon W3580
- 3.33 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon W3580
![]() | Lower typical power consumption 105.63W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year |
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Released April, 2012
Intel Core i7 3770K
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Core i7 3770K
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 2.21 pt/$ |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Lower typical power consumption | 105.63W | vs | 114.97W | Around 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
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Much lower annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | vs | 42.19 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 2.21 pt/$ | vs | 0.21 pt/$ | More than 10.5x better performance per dollar | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Slightly higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.33 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,084 | vs | 1,509 | Around 40% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Better PassMark score | 9,544 | vs | 6,412 | Around 50% better PassMark score | |||
Significantly better performance per watt | 4.55 pt/W | vs | 1.71 pt/W | Around 2.8x better performance per watt | |||
Newer | Apr, 2012 | vs | Aug, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.8 GHz | vs | 3.33 GHz | Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon W3580 vs Core i7 3770K
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3580
8,928
Core i7 3770K
13,098
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3580
2,344
Core i7 3770K
3,304
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3580
144,950 MB/s
Core i7 3770K
2,620,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3580
9,367
Core i7 3770K
13,703
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon W3580
10,164
Core i7 3770K
14,866
GeekBench
Xeon W3580
10,164
Core i7 3770K
17,972
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon W3580
6,412
Core i7 3770K
9,544
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon W3580
1,509
Core i7 3770K
2,084
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon W3580 | vs | Core i7 3770K |
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Clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.6 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 | 130W | 77W | |
Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 42.19 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 112.39 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.71 pt/W | 4.55 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 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 | 31,999.98 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 24,576 MB | 32,768 MB |
details | Xeon W3580 | vs | Core i7 3770K |
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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 | 22 nm | |
Transistor count | 731,000,000 | 1,400,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 25 | 35 | |
Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.38V | 1.33 - 1.36V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.9°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.33 GHz | 4.8 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.6 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 | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
Intel Xeon W3580 ![]() | Intel Core i7 3770K ![]() |
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