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Intel Xeon W3690
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon W3690 based on its value.
See full details Intel Xeon X5690 vs W3690 |
Released February, 2011
Intel Xeon X5690
- 3.46 GHz
- Hexa core
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5690
 | Supports more RAM 294,912 MB | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.47 GHz |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.97 GHz |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5690 vs W3690 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 | |
| 5.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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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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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.47 GHz | vs | 4.09 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.97 GHz | vs | 4.48 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the W3690 vs the X5690. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5690 vs W3690
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 (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5690 | vs | W3690 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 3.73 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 | 7.01 pt/W | 6.51 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 X5690 | vs | W3690 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 26 | 26 | |
| Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 0.8 - 1.38V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 78.5°C | Unknown - 67.9°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 3 | 0 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.47 GHz | 4.09 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.97 GHz | 4.48 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.47 GHz | 4.09 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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