CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5690 vs W3690 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon X5690
7.8
Xeon W3690
7.0
Xeon X5680
7.3
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon X5690
8.5
Xeon W3690
8.6
Xeon X5680
8.3
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon X5690
n.d.
Xeon W3690
n.d.
Xeon X5680
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon X5690
0.0
Xeon W3690
0.0
Xeon X5680
0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon X5690
5.0
Xeon W3690
5.0
Xeon X5680
5.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon X5690
n.d.
Xeon W3690
n.d.
Xeon X5680
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
5.3

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Xeon X5690
5.3
Xeon W3690
5.1
Xeon X5680
5.1

Winner
Intel Xeon W3690 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon W3690  based on its value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Xeon X5690

Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon X5690

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Supports more RAM 294,912 MB vs 24,576 MB Supports 12x more RAM
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)
Front view of Intel Xeon W3690

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Intel Xeon W3690

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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the W3690 vs the X5690.

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5690 vs W3690

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon X5690
28,306
Xeon W3690
14,746

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon X5690
2,585
Xeon W3690
2,657

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon X5690
1,770,000 MB/s
Xeon W3690
1,800,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon X5690
16,322
Xeon W3690
14,580

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon X5690
16,764
Xeon W3690
16,250

GeekBench

Xeon X5690
16,764
Xeon W3690
16,250

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon X5690
9,059
Xeon W3690
9,406

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon X5690
1,504
Xeon W3690
1,560

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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