Intel Xeon E5620 vs Intel Xeon 3.20
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5620 and Intel Xeon 3.20 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5620
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
- 32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 12x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 97 Watt
- Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1089 vs 756
- 14.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6518 vs 461
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | March 2010 vs October 2003 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 130 nm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 8 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB |
L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 97 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1089 vs 756 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6518 vs 461 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 3.20
- Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.66 GHz |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5620
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 3.20
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5620 | Intel Xeon 3.20 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1089 | 756 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6518 | 461 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 442 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2092 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.552 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 62.536 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.469 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.559 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 7.383 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5620 | Intel Xeon 3.20 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Westmere EP | Gallatin |
Launch date | March 2010 | October 2003 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $35 | |
Place in performance rating | 2665 | 2639 |
Price now | $25.99 | |
Processor Number | E5620 | |
Series | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 55.06 | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.40 GHz | |
Bus Speed | 5.86 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 239 mm | 237 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 8 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | 1024 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 130 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 77.6°C | |
Maximum frequency | 2.66 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 1 |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Number of threads | 8 | |
Transistor count | 1170 million | 286 million |
VID voltage range | 0.750V-1.350V | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 288 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066 | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
Package Size | 42.5mm X 45mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA1366 | 604 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt | 97 Watt |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |