Intel Core i7-975 vs Intel Xeon E5-2418L

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 1366 Intel Socket 1356
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 45 nm 32 nm
Transistors 731 million 1,270 million
Die size 263 mm² 294 mm²
Package FC-LGA8

Performance

Frequency 3.333 GHz 2000 MHz
Turbo clock up to 3.6 GHz up to 2.1 GHz
Base clock 133 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25.0x 20.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.375 V 1.35 V
TDP 130 W 50 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Production status End-of-life unknown
Release date Jun 2nd, 2009 May 14th, 2012
Codename Bloomfield Sandy Bridge-EN
Generation Core i7 Xeon E5
Part SLBEQ SR0M5
Memory support DDR3 Triple-channel DDR3
ECC memory No Yes
PCI Express Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 8 8
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 8MB (shared) 10MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked FSB 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
AVX Yes
EIST Yes Yes
HTT Yes Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SMT Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes
TXT Yes Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes
XD-Bit Yes

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