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

Intel Xeon W3520 $284
IBM 2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.66GHz Clock
1 Core
1 Thread
2GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1366
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU
  • 160% higher vs 2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz
  • 62% lower vs Xeon W3520
Xeon W3520 - 130W
x2.6
2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz - 50W
x1
GB6S 410
10%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M 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
Codename
GP-UL FX
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/30/2009
Release Date
1/1/2005
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
IBM
Node
45nm
Node
90nm
Die Size
263 mm²
Die Size
66 mm²
Transistor Count
731 Million
Transistor Count
58 Million
LGA 1366
Unknown
4 Cores
1 Core
8 Threads
1 Thread
2.66GHz
2.86GHz Boost
20x Multiplier
2GHz
-
-
Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.8V Min
1.38V Max
Overclocking
Locked
-
-
-
Type
QPI
Type
FSB
Clock
2400MHz
Clock
1000MHz
Data Rate
Double
Data Rate
Double
Transfer Rate
4.8GT/s
Transfer Rate
2GT/s
Width
16Bit
Width
64Bit
Bandwidth
9.6GB/s
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bi-directional
19.2GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
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
8MB Shared
16-way set associative
-
-
-
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
TDP
50W
Temp
68°C TCase
-
-
No PCIe
No PCIe
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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