Core 2 Extreme QX6800 vs Xeon E5-2690 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking898not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.12no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency6.18no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,697no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads204
Base clock speed3 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s1066 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8 MB (shared)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size160 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature88 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE46 Bitno data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 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 E5-2690 v2 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm

Xeon E5-2690 v2 has 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2690 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Extreme QX6800 is a desktop one.


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