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Intel Core i7 3770K
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See full details Intel Xeon X3430 vs Core i7 3770K |
Released September, 2009
Intel Xeon X3430
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X3430
 | Much lower typical power consumption 77.19W | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 72.7 °C |
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Released April, 2012
Intel Core i7 3770K
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
8.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i7 3770K
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.5 GHz |
| | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
by Legit Reviews (May, 2012)Especially if you consider that when it comes to clock to clock performance, the Intel Core i7 3770K 'Ivy Bridge' processor is faster than the Intel Core i7 'Sandy Bridge' platform.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X3430 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 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 8.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 114.97W | Around 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 42.19 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.7 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 112.39 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 45% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 40% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 2.21 pt/$ | vs | 0.77 pt/$ | More than 2.8x better performance per dollar | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,084 | vs | 973 | Around 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 9,544 | vs | 3,371 | More than 2.8x better PassMark score | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.69 GHz | vs | 3.51 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2012 | vs | Sep, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Better performance per watt | 4.55 pt/W | vs | 1.49 pt/W | More than 3x better performance per watt | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.73 GHz | vs | 4.31 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X3430 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 X3430 | vs | Core i7 3770K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1156 | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | 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 | |
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 | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon X3430 | vs | Core i7 3770K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 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 | 774,000,000 | 1,400,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 18 | 35 | |
| Voltage range | 0.65 - 1.4V | 1.33 - 1.36V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.7°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.51 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.31 GHz | 4.73 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 717.2 | 6,731.8 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.51 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 77W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 42.19 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 112.39 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.49 pt/W | 4.55 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 114.97W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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