Core 2 Extreme QX9775 vs Xeon E3-1270 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Core 2 Extreme QX9775 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1305not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.32no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.42no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$370no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Core 2 Extreme QX9775 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s1600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)12 MB (shared)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm22x 107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data63 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million820 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Core 2 Extreme QX9775 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1150LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Core 2 Extreme QX9775. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Fast Memory Access+no data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Core 2 Extreme QX9775 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Core 2 Extreme QX9775 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Core 2 Extreme QX9775. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR2
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Core 2 Extreme QX9775.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E3-1270 v3 has 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Core 2 Extreme QX9775. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Extreme QX9775 is a desktop one.


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