0 Comments
| Intel Xeon X5690 vs X5680 |
Released February, 2011
Intel Xeon X5690
- 3.46 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5690
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.46 GHz | ![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.73 GHz |
![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.47 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.97 GHz |
VS
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5690 vs X5680 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
Cast your vote Do you agree or disagree with CPUBoss?
VS
Differences What are the advantages of each
| |||||||
Higher clock speed | 3.46 GHz | vs | 3.33 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.73 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.47 GHz | vs | 4.24 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.97 GHz | vs | 4.55 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Feb, 2011 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date 11 months later | |||
| |||||||
CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the X5680 vs the X5690. | |||||||
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5690 vs X5680
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
28,306
Xeon X5680
21,510
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
2,585
Xeon X5680
2,414
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
1,770,000 MB/s
Xeon X5680
1,560,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
16,322
Xeon X5680
15,844
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5690
16,764
Xeon X5680
15,090
GeekBench
Xeon X5690
16,764
Xeon X5680
15,844
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon X5690
9,059
Xeon X5680
8,748
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon X5690
1,504
Xeon X5680
1,452
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5690 | vs | X5680 |
---|---|---|---|
Clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 3.33 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.73 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 | 7.01 pt/W | 6.11 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 | 294,912 MB |
details | Xeon X5690 | vs | X5680 |
---|---|---|---|
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 | 25 | |
Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 0.75 - 1.35V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 78.5°C | Unknown - 78.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 3 | 4 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.47 GHz | 4.24 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.97 GHz | 4.55 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.47 GHz | 4.24 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 |
Intel Xeon X5690 ![]() | Intel Xeon X5680 ![]() |
Follow us
Compare
Related Comparisons
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$999 | $1,670 | |
W3690 vs X5690 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$1,670 | ||
E5-2689 vs X5690 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$1,417 | $1,670 | |
X5675 vs X5690 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$1,059 | $1,670 | |
990X vs X5690 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$1,443 | $1,670 | |
X5670 vs X5690 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$520 | $1,670 | |
X5650 vs X5690 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$2,086 | $1,670 | |
E5-2690 vs X5690 | ||
Popular Comparisons
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$300 | $305 | |
2500 vs W3520 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$281 | ||
7th Gen A9-9410 vs 6200U | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$350 | $272 | |
6700K vs 4790K | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$281 | ||
6410 vs 4200U | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$180 | ||
5200 vs 3470 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$50 | $125 | |
5300 vs 3220 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$350 | ||
7th Gen A12-9700P vs 6700K | ||