Intel Core i7-3930K vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 2011 Intel Socket 1356
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 32 nm 22 nm
Transistors 2,270 million 1,400 million
Die size 435 mm² 160 mm²
Package FC-LGA10
tCaseMax 67°C

Performance

Frequency 3.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.8 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32.0x 24.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.35 V
TDP 130 W 95 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Production status End-of-life unknown
Release date Nov 14th, 2011 Sep 1st, 2013
Codename Sandy Bridge-E Ivy Bridge-EN
Generation Core i7 Xeon E5
Part SR0GWSR0KY SR19S
Memory support DDR3 Quad-channel DDR3
ECC memory No Yes
PCI Express Gen 3

Cores

Total Cores 6 10
Total Threads 12 20
SMP # CPUs 1 2
Integrated graphics

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 12MB (shared) 25MB (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. C1 stepping (SR0KY) lacks VT-d.

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes Yes
ECC Yes
EIST Yes Yes
EPT Yes
F16C 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 Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes

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