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| Intel Xeon X5680 vs W3680 |
Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon X5680
- 3.33 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5680
![]() | Supports more RAM 294,912 MB | ![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
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Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon W3680
- 3.33 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the W3680
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 1.38 pt/$ | ![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.51 GHz |
![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.85 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5680 vs W3680 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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Supports more RAM | 294,912 MB | vs | 24,576 MB | Supports 12x more RAM | |||
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Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 1.38 pt/$ | vs | 0.48 pt/$ | Around 3x better performance per dollar | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.51 GHz | vs | 4.24 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.85 GHz | vs | 4.55 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5680 vs W3680
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5680
21,510
Xeon W3680
14,118
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5680
2,414
Xeon W3680
2,561
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5680
1,560,000 MB/s
Xeon W3680
1,740,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5680
15,844
Xeon W3680
14,063
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5680
15,090
Xeon W3680
15,534
GeekBench
Xeon X5680
15,844
Xeon W3680
15,966
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon X5680
8,748
Xeon W3680
9,211
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon X5680
1,452
Xeon W3680
1,521
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5680 | vs | W3680 |
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Clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa core | Hexa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
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 | 130W | 130W | |
Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 6.11 pt/W | 6.29 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 105.63W | |
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 | 24,576 MB |
details | Xeon X5680 | vs | W3680 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 12 | 12 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.33 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 25 | 25 | |
Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 0.8 - 1.38V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 78.5°C | Unknown - 67.9°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 4 | 2 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.24 GHz | 4.51 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.55 GHz | 4.85 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.24 GHz | 4.51 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 | 1 | |
Data rate | 51,200 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 3,200 MHz |
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