Intel Core i7-2960XM vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket G2 (988B) Intel Socket 1150
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 32 nm 22 nm
Transistors 1,160 million 1,400 million
Die size 216 mm² 160 mm²
Package rPGA FC-LGA12C

Performance

Frequency 2.7 GHz 3.1 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.7 GHz up to 3.5 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 27.0x 31.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
TDP 55 W 80 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Mobile Server/Workstation
Production status End-of-life unknown
Release date Sep 4th, 2011 Jun 2nd, 2013
Codename Sandy Bridge Haswell-WS
Generation Core i7 Xeon E3
Part SR02F SR154
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3, DDR4 Dual-channel
ECC memory No Yes
PCI Express Gen 3

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 8 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
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) 8MB (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. It is branded under the Extreme Edition label.

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes Yes
AVX2 Yes
BMI1 Yes
BMI2 Yes
ECC Yes
EIST Yes Yes
F16C Yes
FMA3 Yes
HTT 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 Yes
VT-d Yes Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes
vPro Yes
x8 SDDC Yes

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