Intel 2x Xeon E5520 vs IBM PowerPC 750 300MHz

Intel 2x Xeon E5520 $373
IBM PowerPC 750 300MHz
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.26GHz Clock
1 Core
1 Thread
300MHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1366
Socket
CBGA 360
iGPU
No GPU
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iGPU
No GPU
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GB6S 365
9%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M 2,285
9%
GB6M N/A
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CB23S N/A
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CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
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CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
IBM
Architecture
Nehalem
Architecture
G3
Family
Xeon
Family
G3
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
PowerPC
Codename
Nehalem-EP
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Gainestown
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Codename
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Market Segment
Server
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/30/2009
Release Date
1/1/1997
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
IBM
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Node
45nm
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Node
250nm
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Die Size
263 mm²
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Die Size
67 mm²
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Transistor Count
731 Million
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Transistor Count
6 Million
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8 Cores
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1 Core
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16 Threads
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1 Thread
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2.26GHz
2.46GHz Boost
17x Multiplier
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300MHz
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Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.75V Min
1.35V Max
Overclocking
Locked
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Type
QPI
Type
FSB
Clock
2930MHz
Clock
66MHz
Data Rate
Double
Data Rate
Single
Transfer Rate
5.9GT/s
Transfer Rate
66MT/s
Width
16Bit
Width
64Bit
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Bandwidth
11.72GB/s
Bandwidth
0.53GB/s
Bi-directional
23.44GB/s
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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
32KB/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
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
512KB/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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Channels
3
No Memory Controller
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
80W
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TDP
6W
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Temp
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72°C TCase
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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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