Intel Xeon X5670 vs X5570 |
Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon X5670
- 2.93 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5670
 | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much better PassMark score 8,013 |
| | Much more l3 cache 12 MB | | More cores 6 |
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Released March, 2009
Intel Xeon X5570
- 2.93 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the X5570
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.58 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much better PassMark score | 8,013 | vs | 5,679 | More than 40% better PassMark score | |||
| 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 | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 8.54 pt/W | vs | 2.61 pt/W | More than 3.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 81.3 °C | vs | 75 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 8 | 4 more threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.29 GHz | vs | 3.75 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Supports more RAM | 294,912 MB | vs | 147,456 MB | Supports 2x more RAM | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2010 | vs | Mar, 2009 | Release date 11 months later | |||
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| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.58 GHz | vs | 4.5 GHz | Almost the same | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5670 vs X5570
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5670 | vs | X5570 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2.93 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.54 pt/W | 2.61 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 77.19W | |
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 | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 31,999.98 MB/s | 31,999.98 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 294,912 MB | 147,456 MB | |
details | Xeon X5670 | vs | X5570 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 12 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 22 | 22 | |
| Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 0.75 - 1.35V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 81.3°C | Unknown - 75°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.29 GHz | 3.75 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.5 GHz | 4.58 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.29 GHz | 3.75 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 | 51,200 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
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