Intel Xeon W3670 vs Intel Xeon E7 8870
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W3670 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon W3670 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Intel Xeon E7 8870 's Advantages
Released 8 months late
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon W3670
+29%
521
Intel Xeon E7 8870
401
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon W3670
2473
Intel Xeon E7 8870
+2%
2530
General Parameters
Aug 2010
Release Date
Apr 2011
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Gulftown
Core Architecture
Westmere-EX
Intel Socket 1366
Socket
Intel Socket 1567
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon (Gulftown)
Generation
Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)
Package
1.17 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
130 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
239 mm²
Die Size
513 mm²
CPU Performance
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.466 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.8 GHz
6
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
20
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
18.0
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
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
3
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
-
