CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5670 vs X5570 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon X5670
6.3
Xeon X5570
5.9
Xeon E5540
5.6
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon X5670
8.3
Xeon X5570
8.2
Xeon E5540
7.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon X5670
n.d.
Xeon X5570
n.d.
Xeon E5540
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon X5670
0.0
Xeon X5570
0.0
Xeon E5540
0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon X5670
5.0
Xeon X5570
5.0
Xeon E5540
5.1
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon X5670
n.d.
Xeon X5570
n.d.
Xeon E5540
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
5.4

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Xeon X5670
5.4
Xeon X5570
5.3
Xeon E5540
5.2

Winner
Intel Xeon X5670 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon X5670  based on its performance and value.

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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
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

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5670 vs X5570

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon X5670
24,364
Xeon X5570
15,935

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon X5670
2,341
Xeon X5570
2,152

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon X5670
1,590,000 MB/s
Xeon X5570
134,400 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon X5670
13,847
Xeon X5570
9,326

GeekBench

Xeon X5670
14,780
Xeon X5570
9,326

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon X5670
8,013
Xeon X5570
5,679

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon X5670
1,347
Xeon X5570
1,357

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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