Intel Xeon W3690 vs Intel Xeon E5 2670

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Intel Xeon W3690

Intel Xeon E5-2670

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W3690 with 6 cores 3.466GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2670 with 8 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon W3690 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.466GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Intel Xeon E5 2670 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (115W vs 130W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon W3690

603

Intel Xeon E5 2670 +40%

847

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon W3690

2684

Intel Xeon E5 2670 +117%

5826

Intel Xeon W3690

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Intel Xeon E5 2670

General Parameters

Feb 2011

Release Date

Mar 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Gulftown

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Gulftown)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

130 W

Power Consumption

115 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

435 mm²

CPU Performance

3.466 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

3.733 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26.0

Multiplier

26.0

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

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

3

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

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