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| Intel Xeon X5690 vs X5670 |
Released February, 2011
Intel Xeon X5690
- 3.46 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5690
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.46 GHz | ![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,504 |
![]() | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.73 GHz | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.47 GHz |
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Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon X5670
- 2.93 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the X5670
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 81.3 °C | ![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 77.19W |
![]() | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year | ![]() | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5690 vs X5670 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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Much higher clock speed | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.93 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
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Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,504 | vs | 1,347 | More than 10% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 3.73 GHz | vs | 3.33 GHz | More than 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.47 GHz | vs | 4.29 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.97 GHz | vs | 4.5 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Feb, 2011 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date 11 months later | |||
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Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 81.3 °C | vs | 78.5 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 105.63W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5690 vs X5670
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
28,306
Xeon X5670
24,364
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
2,585
Xeon X5670
2,341
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
1,770,000 MB/s
Xeon X5670
1,590,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
16,322
Xeon X5670
13,847
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
16,764
Xeon X5670
14,780
GeekBench
Xeon X5690
16,764
Xeon X5670
14,780
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon X5690
9,059
Xeon X5670
8,013
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon X5690
1,504
Xeon X5670
1,347
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5690 | vs | X5670 |
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Clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 2.93 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 3.33 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 | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 7.01 pt/W | 8.54 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 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 | 294,912 MB |
details | Xeon X5690 | vs | X5670 |
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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 | 2 | |
Clock multiplier | 26 | 22 | |
Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 0.75 - 1.35V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 78.5°C | Unknown - 81.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 3 | 8 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.47 GHz | 4.29 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.97 GHz | 4.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.47 GHz | 4.29 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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