Intel Xeon X5690 vs Intel Xeon X5687
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon X5690 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon X5687 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Xeon X5690
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Xeon X5690
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Xeon X5690 | | Intel Xeon X5687 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| XD-Bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| 6.4GT/s QPI | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Xeon X5690 | | Intel Xeon X5687 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Westmere | vs | Intel_Westmere |
| Market | Server | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Westmere-EP | vs | Westmere-EP |
| Release Date | Feb 2011 | vs | Feb 2011 |
Cores
| Intel Xeon X5690 | | Intel Xeon X5687 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 2 | vs | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Xeon X5690 | | Intel Xeon X5687 | |
|---|
| 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 | 12288 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Xeon X5690 | | Intel Xeon X5687 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1366 | vs | Intel Socket 1366 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA10 | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 239mm² | vs | 239mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Xeon X5690 | | Intel Xeon X5687 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3466 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3733 MHz | vs | 3866 MHz |
| Base Clock | 133 MHz | vs | 133 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.35 V | vs | 1.35 V |
| TDP | 130 W | vs | 130 W |
Intel Xeon X5690
2986 points
Intel Xeon X5687
3092 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Xeon X5690
16636 points
Intel Xeon X5687
11520 points
Points - higher is better