Intel Xeon X5690 vs X5675

older Released February, 2011

Intel Xeon X5690

3.46 GHz
Hexa core

Front view of Intel Xeon X5690

5.5 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5690

	Much higher clock speed 3.46 GHz		Higher turbo clock speed 3.73 GHz
	Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.47 GHz		Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.97 GHz

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older Released February, 2011

Intel Xeon X5675

3.06 GHz
Hexa core

Front view of Intel Xeon X5675

5.5 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the X5675

	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

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon X5690 6.6 Xeon X5675 6.4 Core i7 990X 6.3
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon X5690 8.5 Xeon X5675 8.4 Core i7 990X 8.5
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon X5690 n.d. Xeon X5675 n.d. Core i7 990X n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon X5690 0.0 Xeon X5675 0.0 Core i7 990X 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 X5675 5.0 Core i7 990X 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 X5675 n.d. Core i7 990X n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

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Intel Xeon X5690

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Much higher clock speed

3.46 GHz

vs

3.06 GHz

Around 15% higher clock speed

Higher turbo clock speed

3.73 GHz

vs

3.46 GHz

Around 10% higher turbo clock speed

Better overclocked clock speed (Air)

4.47 GHz

vs

4.29 GHz

Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.97 GHz

vs

4.77 GHz

Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Front view of Intel Xeon X5675

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Intel Xeon X5675

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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

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

28,306

25,323

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

2,585

2,418

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

1,770,000 MB/s

1,650,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

16,322

13,025

GeekBench

16,764

13,025

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

9,059

8,527

PassMark (Single Core)

1,504

1,405

summary	Xeon X5690	vs	X5675
Clock speed	3.46 GHz		3.06 GHz
Turbo clock speed	3.73 GHz		3.46 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		8.89 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	X5675
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		23
Voltage range	0.75 - 1.35V		0.75 - 1.35V
Operating temperature	Unknown - 78.5°C		Unknown - 81.3°C
overclocking
Overclock popularity	3		2
Overclocked clock speed	4.47 GHz		4.29 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	4.97 GHz		4.77 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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