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| Intel Xeon X5570 vs Core i7 950 |
Released March, 2009
Intel Xeon X5570
- 2.93 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5570
![]() | Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 15,935 | ![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 77.19W |
![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | ![]() | Higher Maximum operating temperature 75 °C |
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Released June, 2009
Intel Core i7 950
- 3.06 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 950
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 0.66 pt/$ | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.25 GHz |
![]() | Newer Jun, 2009 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5570 vs 950 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 |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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| ![]() | Intel Core i7 950CPUBoss Winner |
Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 15,935 | vs | 8,385 | More than 90% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
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Significantly lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 105.63W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 75 °C | vs | 67.9 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Better performance per watt | 2.61 pt/W | vs | 1.55 pt/W | Around 70% better performance per watt | |||
Supports more RAM | 147,456 MB | vs | 24,576 MB | Supports 6x more RAM | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.58 GHz | vs | 4.2 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 0.66 pt/$ | vs | 0.17 pt/$ | More than 3.8x better performance per dollar | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.25 GHz | vs | 3.75 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Newer | Jun, 2009 | vs | Mar, 2009 | Release date 2 months later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5570 vs Core i7 950
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5570
15,935
Core i7 950
8,385
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5570
2,152
Core i7 950
2,085
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5570
134,400 MB/s
Core i7 950
137,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5570
9,326
Core i7 950
8,066
GeekBench
Xeon X5570
9,326
Core i7 950
9,995
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon X5570
5,679
Core i7 950
5,595
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon X5570
1,357
Core i7 950
1,324
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5570 | vs | Core i7 950 |
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Clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 3.06 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
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 | 130W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.61 pt/W | 1.55 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 105.63W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Triple Channel | Triple Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 31,999.98 MB/s | 25,599.99 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 147,456 MB | 24,576 MB |
details | Xeon X5570 | vs | Core i7 950 |
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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 | 731,000,000 | 731,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 22 | 23 | |
Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 0.8 - 1.38V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 75°C | Unknown - 67.9°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.75 GHz | 4.25 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.58 GHz | 4.2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.75 GHz | 4.25 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 | QPI | QPI | |
Number of links | 2 | 1 | |
Data rate | 51,200 MB/s | 19,200 MB/s | |
Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 4,800 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 2,400 MHz |
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