Intel Xeon X3360 vs Core2 Quad Q9650

older Released January, 2008

Intel Xeon X3360

2.83 GHz
Quad core

Front view of Intel Xeon X3360

5.1 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X3360

Better performance per dollar

0.55 pt/$

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older Released August, 2008

Intel Core2 Quad Q9650

3 GHz
Quad core
Unlocked

Front view of Intel Core2 Quad Q9650

5.1 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Core2 Quad Q9650

	Slightly higher clock speed 3 GHz		Supports trusted computing Yes
	Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.25 GHz		Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.15 GHz

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon X3360 5.4 Core2 Quad Q9650 5.5 Core2 Quad Q9550 5.4
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon X3360 7.8 Core2 Quad Q9650 7.9 Core2 Quad Q9550 7.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon X3360 n.d. Core2 Quad Q9650 n.d. Core2 Quad Q9550 n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon X3360 0.0 Core2 Quad Q9650 0.0 Core2 Quad Q9550 0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon X3360 5.0 Core2 Quad Q9650 5.0 Core2 Quad Q9550 5.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon X3360 n.d. Core2 Quad Q9650 n.d. Core2 Quad Q9550 n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

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Intel Xeon X3360

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Better performance per dollar

0.55 pt/$

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0.41 pt/$

More than 30% better performance per dollar

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9650

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Slightly higher clock speed

3 GHz

vs

2.83 GHz

More than 5% higher clock speed

Supports trusted computing

Yes

vs

No

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Much better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.25 GHz

vs

2.83 GHz

More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air)

4.15 GHz

vs

3.97 GHz

Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

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Jan, 2008

Release date 7 months later

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

5,513

Core2 Quad Q9650

5,792

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

1,589

Core2 Quad Q9650

1,692

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

122,200 MB/s

Core2 Quad Q9650

128,200 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

5,028

Core2 Quad Q9650

5,442

GeekBench

5,157

Core2 Quad Q9650

7,010

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

4,024

Core2 Quad Q9650

4,222

PassMark (Single Core)

1,202

Core2 Quad Q9650

1,267

summary	Xeon X3360	vs	Core2 Quad Q9650
Clock speed	2.83 GHz		3 GHz
Cores	Quad core		Quad core
Socket type
LGA 775
features
Has a NX bit	Yes		Yes
Supports trusted computing	No		Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes		Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes		Yes
power consumption
TDP	95W		95W
Annual home energy cost	22.89 $/year		22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	83.22 $/year		83.22 $/year
Performance per watt	1.65 pt/W		1.47 pt/W
Typical power consumption	77.19W		77.19W
bus
Architecture	FSB		FSB
Number of links	1		1
Clock speed	1,333 MHz		1,333 MHz

details	Xeon X3360	vs	Core2 Quad Q9650
Architecture	x86-64		x86-64
Threads	4		4
L2 cache	12 MB		12 MB
L2 cache per core	3 MB/core		3 MB/core
Manufacture process	45 nm		45 nm
Transistor count	820,000,000		820,000,000
Max CPUs	1		1
Clock multiplier	8		9
Voltage range	0.85 - 1.36V		0.85 - 1.36V
Operating temperature	Unknown - 71.4°C		Unknown - 71.4°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.97 GHz		4.15 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	2.83 GHz		4.25 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.97 GHz		4.15 GHz
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

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