Intel Xeon X5650 vs Intel Core i7-920

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X5650 and Intel Core i7-920 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Xeon X5650

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Intel Core i7-920

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5650

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
• Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
• Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 67.9°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• 12x more maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 24 GB
• Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
• Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1324 vs 1213
• 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10165 vs 2846
• Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 515 vs 469
• Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3060 vs 1855
• Around 79% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3987 vs 2227
• 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.639 vs 0.873
• Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 56.607 vs 50.388
• 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.711 vs 0.3
• 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.087 vs 1.595
• 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.497 vs 4

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CPU 1: Intel Xeon X5650
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-920

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