Intel Xeon W3670 vs Intel Xeon E5 1620
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W3670 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Xeon E5 1620 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon W3670 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 10MB)
Intel Xeon E5 1620 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 7 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon W3670
521
Intel Xeon E5 1620
+32%
690
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon W3670
2473
Intel Xeon E5 1620
+2%
2533
General Parameters
Aug 2010
Release Date
Mar 2012
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Gulftown
Core Architecture
Sandy Bridge-E
Intel Socket 1366
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon (Gulftown)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)
Package
1.17 billions
Transistor Count
1.27 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
130 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
239 mm²
Die Size
294 mm²
CPU Performance
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.466 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
6
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
36.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
10 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
3
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
3
