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Intel Core i7 3770K
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Released March, 2009
Intel Xeon W5580
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
5.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon W5580
 | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | | Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 16,251 |
| | Slightly lower typical power consumption 105.63W | | 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
7.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i7 3770K
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz | | Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz |
by Legit Reviews (May, 2012)If you're overclocking you will lose efficiency, but gain overall system performance.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of W5580 vs 3770K among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Face detection and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Overall Performance and TDP | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Overall Performance and Price | |
| 7.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 16,251 | vs | 13,098 | Around 25% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Slightly lower typical power consumption | 105.63W | vs | 114.98W | Around 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 3.46 GHz | Around 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 2,620,000 MB/s | vs | 135,550 MB/s | More than 19.2x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.71 GHz | vs | 3.47 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 13,703 | vs | 8,432 | Around 65% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2009 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.61 GHz | vs | 4.19 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon W5580 vs Core i7 3770K
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon W5580 | vs | Core i7 3770K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.46 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 | 3.9 pt/W | 5.78 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 114.98W | |
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 | 147,456 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Xeon W5580 | 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 | |
| Clock multiplier | 24 | 35 | |
| Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 1.33 - 1.36V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.47 GHz | 4.71 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.19 GHz | 4.61 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.47 GHz | 4.71 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 | 6,400 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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