Intel Core i7-2700K vs Intel Xeon X5650

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 1155 Intel Socket 1366
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 32 nm 32 nm
Transistors 1,160 million 1,170 million
Die size 216 mm² 239 mm²
Package FC-LGA10 FC-LGA10

Performance

Frequency 3.5 GHz 2.666 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.9 GHz up to 3.066 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 133 MHz
Multiplier 35.0x 20.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
TDP 95 W 95 W
Voltage 1.35 V

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Oct 24th, 2011 Mar 16th, 2010
Codename Sandy Bridge Westmere-EP
Generation Core i7 Xeon
Part SR0DG SLBV3
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Triple-channel
ECC memory No Yes
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only) Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 4 6
Total Threads 8 12
SMP # CPUs 1 2
Integrated graphics Intel HD 3000

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 8MB (shared) 12MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked BCLK multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking.

Features & Technologies

6.4GT/s QPI Yes
AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes
EIST Yes Yes
HTT Yes Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes Yes
TXT Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes
XD-Bit Yes

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