Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 vs Intel Xeon W3505

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 775 Intel Socket 1366
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 45 nm 45 nm
Transistors 820 million 731 million
Die size 2x 107 mm² 263 mm²
Package FC-LGA4 FC-LGA8
tCaseMax 64°C

Performance

Frequency 3 GHz 2.533 GHz
Turbo clock
Base clock 333 MHz 133 MHz
Multiplier 9.0x 19.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.25 V 1.225 V
TDP 130 W 130 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Nov 30th, 2007 Mar 30th, 2009
Codename Yorkfield Bloomfield
Generation Core 2 Extreme Xeon
Part SLAN3 SLBGC
Memory support DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Triple-channel
ECC memory No Yes
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 4 2
Total Threads 4 2
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 12MB (shared) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 4MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked FSB multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. It is branded under the Extreme Edition label. Also available with C1 Stepping, Part #: SLAWN, R

Features & Technologies

EIST Yes Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.1 Yes
SSE4.2 Yes
SSSE3 Yes Yes
TXT Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD-Bit Yes

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