Intel Xeon X5687 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon X5687 |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-1620 |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E5-1620
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E5-1620
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Xeon X5687 | | Intel Xeon E5-1620 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| XD-Bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| 6.4GT/s QPI | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| Intel VT-x | | | |
| Intel VT-d | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Xeon X5687 | | Intel Xeon E5-1620 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Westmere | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Server | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Westmere-EP | vs | Sandy Bridge-E |
| Release Date | Feb 2011 | vs | Mar 2012 |
Cores
| Intel Xeon X5687 | | Intel Xeon E5-1620 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 2 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Xeon X5687 | | Intel Xeon E5-1620 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12288 KB (shared) | vs | 10240 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Xeon X5687 | | Intel Xeon E5-1620 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1366 | vs | Intel Socket 2011 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA10 | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 239mm² | vs | 294mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Xeon X5687 | | Intel Xeon E5-1620 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3600 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3866 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Base Clock | 133 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.35 V | vs | 1.35 V |
| TDP | 130 W | vs | 130 W |
Intel Xeon X5687
3092 points
Intel Xeon E5-1620
3800 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Xeon X5687
11520 points
Intel Xeon E5-1620
17280 points
Points - higher is better