Intel 2x Xeon E5645 vs IBM 2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz
            Intel 2x Xeon E5645
            
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            IBM 2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz
            
                
            
        
    | 12 Cores 24 Threads 2.4GHz Clock | 1 Core 1 Thread 2GHz Clock | 
| Socket LGA 1366 | Socket Unknown | 
| iGPU No GPU - - | iGPU No GPU - - | 
| GB6S 365 9% | GB6S N/A 0% | 
| GB6M 3,545 13% | GB6M N/A 0% | 
| CB23S N/A 0% | CB23S N/A 0% | 
| CB23M N/A 0% | CB23M N/A 0% | 
| ManufacturerIntel | ManufacturerIBM | 
| ArchitectureWestmere | ArchitectureG5 | 
| FamilyXeon | FamilyG5 | 
| Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | Instruction Set (ISA) PowerPC | 
| Codename Westmere-EP - - - - - - - - | Codename GP-UL FX - - - - - - - - | 
| Market Segment Server | Market Segment Desktop | 
| Release Date 3/16/2010 | Release Date 1/1/2005 | 
| Foundry Intel - - - | Foundry IBM - - - | 
| Node 32nm - - - | Node 90nm - - - | 
| Die Size 240 mm² - - - | Die Size 66 mm² - - - | 
| Transistor Count 1.2 Billion - - - | Transistor Count 58 Million - - - | 
| LGA 1366 | Unknown | 
| 12 Cores - - - | 1 Core - - - | 
| 24 Threads - - - | 1 Thread - - - | 
| - 2.4GHz 2.6GHz Boost 18x Multiplier | - 2GHz - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| Overclocking Locked Voltage 0.75V Min 1.35V Max | Overclocking Locked - - - | 
| Type QPI | Type FSB | 
| Clock 2930MHz | Clock 1000MHz | 
| Data Rate Double | Data Rate Double | 
| Transfer Rate 5.9GT/s | Transfer Rate 2GT/s | 
| Width 16Bit | Width 64Bit | 
| - - | - - | 
| Bandwidth 11.72GB/s | Bandwidth 16GB/s | 
| Bi-directional 23.44GB/s | Bi-directional 32GB/s | 
| L0 Instruction - - | L0 Instruction - - | 
| L0 Data - - | L0 Data - - | 
| L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 4-way set associative - - - - | L1 Instruction 64KB/Core 4-way set associative - - - - | 
| L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Data 32KB/Core 4-way set associative - - - - | 
| L2 256KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | L2 512KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | 
| L3 - 12MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Channels 3 | No Memory Controller | 
| Max Memory 288GB | |
| ECC Supported | |
| Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 192Bit | |
| Clock 667MHz Transfer Rate 1333MT/s | |
| Bandwidth/Channel 10.7GB/s Bandwidth 32.0GB/s | 
| TDP 80W - - - | TDP 50W - - - | 
| Temp - 76°C TCase | - - - | 
| Included Cooler Not Included | Included Cooler Not Included | 
| No PCIe | No PCIe | 
| No GPU - - - - | No GPU - - - - | 
| No NPU - | No NPU - | 
| - - | - - | 
| -  | -  | 
| - - | - - | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
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