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| Intel Xeon X3450 vs Core i7 860 |
Released September, 2009
Intel Xeon X3450
- 2.66 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X3450
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 77.19W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year |
![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year | ![]() | Better performance per dollar 0.65 pt/$ |
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Released July, 2009
Intel Core i7 860
- 2.8 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 860
![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.46 GHz | ![]() | Better geekbench 3 single core score 2,065 |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.15 GHz | ![]() | Slightly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 7,379 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 156.35W | 2x lower typical power consumption | |||
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Much lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 53.98 $/year | 2.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 157.68 $/year | More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Better performance per dollar | 0.65 pt/$ | vs | 0.57 pt/$ | Around 15% better performance per dollar | |||
Better performance per watt | 1.79 pt/W | vs | 0.96 pt/W | More than 85% better performance per watt | |||
Newer | Sep, 2009 | vs | Jul, 2009 | Release date 2 months later | |||
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Higher turbo clock speed | 3.46 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Better geekbench 3 single core score | 2,065 | vs | 1,782 | More than 15% better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.15 GHz | vs | 2.67 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Slightly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 7,379 | vs | 6,945 | More than 5% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X3450 vs Core i7 860
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X3450
6,945
Core i7 860
7,379
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X3450
1,782
Core i7 860
2,065
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X3450
107,000 MB/s
Core i7 860
134,600 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X3450
7,161
Core i7 860
7,260
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X3450
7,860
Core i7 860
8,106
GeekBench
Xeon X3450
8,257
Core i7 860
8,959
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon X3450
4,912
Core i7 860
5,051
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon X3450
1,172
Core i7 860
1,226
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X3450 | vs | Core i7 860 |
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Clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1156 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
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 | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 2,500 MT/s |
details | Xeon X3450 | vs | Core i7 860 |
---|---|---|---|
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 | 45 nm | |
Transistor count | 774,000,000 | 774,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 20 | 21 | |
Voltage range | 0.65 - 1.4V | 0.65 - 1.4V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.7°C | Unknown - 72.7°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 5 | 130 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.08 GHz | 4.14 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.67 GHz | 4.15 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.08 GHz | 4.14 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 95W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 53.98 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 157.68 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.79 pt/W | 0.96 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 156.35W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 16,384 MB |
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