Intel Xeon X5670 vs E7-8870 v2 |
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 | | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.33 GHz |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 81.3 °C | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 77.19W |
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Released February, 2014
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
- 2.3 GHz
- Pentadeca core
Reasons to buy the E7-8870 v2
| | Much more l3 cache 30 MB | | Supports more RAM 1,572,864 MB |
| | Much more l2 cache 3.5 MB | | More threads 30 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.93 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | More than 25% higher clock speed | |||
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| Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 3.33 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | Around 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 81.3 °C | vs | 73 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 105.63W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.23 MB/core | Around 45% more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much more l3 cache | 30 MB | vs | 12 MB | 2.5x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Supports more RAM | 1,572,864 MB | vs | 294,912 MB | Supports more than 5.2x more RAM | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 3.5 MB | vs | 2 MB | 75% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 30 | vs | 12 | 18 more threads | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 2 | 6 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Newer | Feb, 2014 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon X5670 vs E7-8870 v2
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5670 | vs | E7-8870 v2 |
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| Clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Pentadeca 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 | 130W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 105.63W | |
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| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 3 | |
| Data rate | 51,200 MB/s | 96,000 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 4,000 MHz | |
details | Xeon X5670 | vs | E7-8870 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 12 | 30 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 3.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.23 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 30 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 8 | |
| Clock multiplier | 22 | 23 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 81.3°C | Unknown - 73°C | |
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 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 31,999.98 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 294,912 MB | 1,572,864 MB | |
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