IBM PowerPC 970MP 2.0GHz vs Intel 2x Xeon E5520

IBM PowerPC 970MP 2.0GHz
Intel 2x Xeon E5520 $373
2 Cores
2 Threads
2GHz Clock
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.26GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
LGA 1366
iGPU
No GPU
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iGPU
No GPU
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GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S 365
9%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M 2,285
9%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
IBM
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
G5
Architecture
Nehalem
Family
G5
Family
Xeon
Instruction Set (ISA)
PowerPC
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Antares
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Codename
Nehalem-EP
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Gainestown
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
10/1/2005
Release Date
3/30/2009
Foundry
IBM
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
90nm
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Node
45nm
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Die Size
154 mm²
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Die Size
263 mm²
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Transistor Count
135 Million
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Transistor Count
731 Million
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Unknown
LGA 1366
2 Cores
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8 Cores
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2 Threads
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16 Threads
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2GHz
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2.26GHz
2.46GHz Boost
17x Multiplier
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.75V Min
1.35V Max
Type
FSB
Type
QPI
Clock
1000MHz
Clock
2930MHz
Data Rate
Double
Data Rate
Double
Transfer Rate
2GT/s
Transfer Rate
5.9GT/s
Width
64Bit
Width
16Bit
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
11.72GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
23.44GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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8MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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No Memory Controller
Channels
3
Max Memory
144GB
ECC
Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
533MHz
Transfer Rate
1066MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
8.5GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
100W
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TDP
80W
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Temp
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72°C TCase
Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
No GPU
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No GPU
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No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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