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Intel Xeon X5650
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon X5650 based on its performance, single-core performance and cost to run.
See full details | Intel Xeon X5650 vs AMD Opteron 8439 SE |
![]() | Much more l3 cache 12 MB | ![]() | Much better PassMark score 7,510 |
![]() | Much better performance per watt 7.89 pt/W | ![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 81.3 °C |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 3 MB | ![]() | Higher clock speed 2.8 GHz |
![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 | ![]() | Significantly more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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 | |
Winner |
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Much more l3 cache | 12 MB | vs | 6 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much better PassMark score | 7,510 | vs | 3,813 | More than 95% better PassMark score | |||
Much better performance per watt | 7.89 pt/W | vs | 2.23 pt/W | More than 3.5x better performance per watt | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 81.3 °C | vs | 55 °C | Around 50% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
More threads | 12 | vs | 6 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.84 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l3 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.64 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 65% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 85.31W | Around 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 91.98 $/year | Around 10% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 25.29 $/year | Around 10% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Newer | Mar, 2010 | vs | Jul, 2009 | Release date 8 months later | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 3 MB | vs | 2 MB | 50% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Higher clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 2.66 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 2 | 6 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
Significantly more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.33 MB/core | More than 50% more l2 cache per core |
summary | Xeon X5650 | vs | Opteron 8439 SE |
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Clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa core | Hexa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
F | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 95W | 105W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 25.29 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 91.98 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 7.89 pt/W | 2.23 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 85.31W | |
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Architecture | QPI | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 2,200 MHz |
details | Xeon X5650 | vs | Opteron 8439 SE |
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Threads | 12 | 6 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 12 MB | 6 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 8 | |
Clock multiplier | 20 | 14 | |
Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 1 - UnknownV | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 81.3°C | 0 - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.84 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.64 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.84 GHz | 3.1 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 |
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