Intel Xeon W3520 vs IBM 2x PowerPC 970FX+ 1.8GHz

Intel Xeon W3520 $284
IBM 2x PowerPC 970FX+ 1.8GHz
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.66GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1366
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
No GPU
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iGPU
No GPU
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GB6S 410
10%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
IBM
Architecture
Nehalem
Architecture
G5
Family
Xeon
Family
G5
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
PowerPC
Codename
Bloomfield
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Codename
GP-UL FX
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Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/30/2009
Release Date
1/1/2004
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
IBM
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Node
45nm
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Node
90nm
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Die Size
263 mm²
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Die Size
66 mm²
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Transistor Count
731 Million
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Transistor Count
58 Million
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LGA 1366
Unknown
4 Cores
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2 Cores
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8 Threads
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2 Threads
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2.66GHz
2.86GHz Boost
20x Multiplier
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1.8GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.8V Min
1.38V Max
Overclocking
Locked
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Type
QPI
Type
FSB
Clock
2400MHz
Clock
900MHz
Data Rate
Double
Data Rate
Double
Transfer Rate
4.8GT/s
Transfer Rate
1.8GT/s
Width
16Bit
Width
64Bit
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Bandwidth
9.6GB/s
Bandwidth
14.4GB/s
Bi-directional
19.2GB/s
Bi-directional
28.8GB/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
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
64KB/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
24GB
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
130W
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TDP
42W
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Temp
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68°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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