Intel Core i7-3940XM vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket G2 (988B) Intel Socket 2011
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 22 nm 22 nm
Transistors 1,400 million 1,400 million
Die size 160 mm² 160 mm²
Package FC-PGA12F

Performance

Frequency 3 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.9 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30.0x 37.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
TDP 55 W 130 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Mobile Server/Workstation
Production status End-of-life unknown
Release date Sep 3rd, 2012 Sep 1st, 2013
Codename Ivy Bridge Ivy Bridge-E
Generation Core i7 Xeon E5
Part SR0US SR1AR
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Quad-channel
ECC memory No Yes
PCI Express Gen 3

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) 10MB (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. Intel HD 4000 frequency: 650-1300MHz

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 Yes
VT-d Yes Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes

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