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Intel Xeon X5570
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon X5570 based on its performance, single-core performance and cost to run.
See full details Intel Xeon X5570 vs AMD Opteron 6136 |
Released March, 2009
Intel Xeon X5570
- 2.93 GHz
- Quad core
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5570
 | Much higher clock speed 2.93 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.75 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.58 GHz | | Lower typical power consumption 77.19W |
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Released March, 2010
AMD Opteron 6136
- 2.4 GHz
- Octa core
4.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 6136
| | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much more l3 cache 12 MB |
| | More cores 8 | | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5570 vs 6136 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 | |
| 5.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.93 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.75 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.58 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 90% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 93.44W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l3 cache | 12 MB | vs | 8 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2010 | vs | Mar, 2009 | Release date a year later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5570 vs Opteron 6136
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5570 | vs | Opteron 6136 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
| G34 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
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 | |
details | Xeon X5570 | vs | Opteron 6136 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 4 | |
| Clock multiplier | 22 | 12 | |
| Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 1 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 75°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.75 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.58 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.75 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 115W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.61 pt/W | 1.44 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 93.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
| Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
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