Intel Core i7-3770K vs Intel Xeon E3-1290

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 1155 Intel Socket 1155
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 22 nm 32 nm
Transistors 1,400 million 1,160 million
Die size 160 mm² 216 mm²
Package FC-LGA12C FC-LGA10
tCaseMax 67°C

Performance

Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.9 GHz up to 4 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35.0x 36.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.025 V
TDP 77 W 95 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Apr 29th, 2012 May 29th, 2011
Codename Ivy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Generation Core i7 Xeon E3
Part SR0PL SR055
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No Yes
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only) Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 8 8
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD 4000

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. Intel HD 4000 frequency: 650-1150MHz

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes 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-d Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes

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