i7-2960XM Extreme vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	820	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Xeon	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	7.31	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	2015 (9 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,096

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	27
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3072 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	356 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	1160 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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 configuration	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA2011-3	Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.598 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	55 Watt

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