i7-990X Extreme Edition vs Xeon X5690

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5690 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1339not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.92no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency3.22no data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)13 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$205no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5690 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.46 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3.46 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5690 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5690 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size288 GB24 GB
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between Xeon X5690 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X5690 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-990X Extreme Edition is a desktop one.


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