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Intel Xeon X5650
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon X5650 based on its cost to run and value.
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Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon X7560
- 2.27 GHz
- Octa core
5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X7560
 | Much more l3 cache 24 MB | | More threads 16 |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 | | Much more l3 cache per core 3 MB/core |
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Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon X5650
- 2.66 GHz
- Hexa core
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the X5650
| | Much higher clock speed 2.66 GHz | | Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.06 GHz |
| | Much better performance per watt 7.89 pt/W | | Much better performance per dollar 1.44 pt/$ |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X7560 vs X5650 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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| Much more l3 cache | 24 MB | vs | 12 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| More threads | 16 | vs | 12 | 4 more threads | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 2 | 6 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.66 GHz | vs | 2.27 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly higher turbo clock speed | 3.06 GHz | vs | 2.67 GHz | Around 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 7.89 pt/W | vs | 0.47 pt/W | More than 16.8x better performance per watt | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 1.44 pt/$ | vs | 0.02 pt/$ | Around 90.8x better performance per dollar | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.84 GHz | vs | 2.39 GHz | More than 60% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 105.63W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.64 GHz | vs | 2.27 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
| 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 | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X7560 vs X5650
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X7560 | vs | X5650 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.27 GHz | 2.66 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.67 GHz | 3.06 GHz | |
| Cores | Octa core | Hexa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1567 | |||
| LGA 1366 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | 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 | 0.47 pt/W | 7.89 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 4 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 102,400 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
details | Xeon X7560 | vs | X5650 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 16 | 12 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.33 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 12 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 8 | 2 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.39 GHz | 3.84 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.27 GHz | 4.64 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.39 GHz | 3.84 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 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR | |||
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