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| Intel Xeon X3480 vs Core i7 870 |
Released May, 2010
Intel Xeon X3480
- 3.06 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X3480
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 77.19W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year |
![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year | ![]() | Better performance per watt 2.04 pt/W |
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Released July, 2009
Intel Core i7 870
- 2.93 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 870
![]() | Significantly better performance per dollar 0.66 pt/$ | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.1 GHz |
![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.28 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 121W | More than 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
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Much lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 42.57 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 120.89 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Better performance per watt | 2.04 pt/W | vs | 1.11 pt/W | Around 85% better performance per watt | |||
Newer | May, 2010 | vs | Jul, 2009 | Release date 11 months later | |||
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Significantly better performance per dollar | 0.66 pt/$ | vs | 0.31 pt/$ | Around 2.2x better performance per dollar | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.1 GHz | vs | 3.78 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.28 GHz | vs | 3.07 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X3480 vs Core i7 870
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon X3480
5,732
Core i7 870
5,398
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon X3480
1,366
Core i7 870
1,300
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X3480 | vs | Core i7 870 |
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Clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 2.93 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 3.6 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 | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 95W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 42.57 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 120.89 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.04 pt/W | 1.11 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 121W | |
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 |
details | Xeon X3480 | vs | Core i7 870 |
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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 | 45 nm | |
Transistor count | 774,000,000 | 774,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 23 | 22 | |
Voltage range | 0.65 - 1.4V | 0.65 - 1.4V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.7°C | Unknown - 72.7°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.78 GHz | 4.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.07 GHz | 4.28 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.78 GHz | 4.1 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 | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 2,500 MT/s |
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