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| Intel Xeon X5670 vs E5-2670 |
Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon X5670
- 2.93 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5670
![]() | Much higher clock speed 2.93 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.29 GHz |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 81.3 °C | ![]() | Lower typical power consumption 77.19W |
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Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2670
- 2.6 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the E5-2670
![]() | Much more l3 cache 20 MB | ![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,590 |
![]() | More threads 16 | ![]() | Supports more RAM 393,216 MB |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5670 vs E5-2670 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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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 2.93 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
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Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.29 GHz | vs | 3.13 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 81.3 °C | vs | 80 °C | Almost the same | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 93.44W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.5 GHz | vs | 3.08 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 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 l3 cache | 20 MB | vs | 12 MB | More than 65% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,590 | vs | 1,347 | Around 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
More threads | 16 | vs | 12 | 4 more threads | |||
Supports more RAM | 393,216 MB | vs | 294,912 MB | Supports around 35% more RAM | |||
More l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 25% more l3 cache per core | |||
Newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date over 2 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5670 vs E5-2670
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
24,364
Xeon E5-2670
14,255
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
2,341
Xeon E5-2670
2,209
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
1,590,000 MB/s
Xeon E5-2670
1,740,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
13,847
Xeon E5-2670
22,189
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
14,780
Xeon E5-2670
15,347
GeekBench
Xeon X5670
14,780
Xeon E5-2670
22,189
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon X5670
8,013
Xeon E5-2670
12,270
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon X5670
1,347
Xeon E5-2670
1,590
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5670 | vs | E5-2670 |
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Clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa core | Octa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
LGA 2011 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
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 | 8.54 pt/W | 7.31 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 93.44W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
Channels | Triple Channel | Quad Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 31,999.98 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 294,912 MB | 393,216 MB |
details | Xeon X5670 | vs | E5-2670 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 12 | 16 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 12 MB | 20 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
Clock multiplier | 22 | 33 | |
Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 0.6 - 1.35V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 81.3°C | Unknown - 80°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 8 | 3 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.29 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.5 GHz | 3.08 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.29 GHz | 3.13 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 | 2 | |
Data rate | 51,200 MB/s | 64,000 MB/s | |
Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 4,000 MHz |
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