Xeon E7-2860 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9650

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E7
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Westmere-EX (2011)
Release dateNovember 2007 (17 years ago)3 April 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,670

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon E7-2860 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed3 GHz2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.67 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate1333 MHz6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data17
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2513 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °C69 °C
Number of transistors820 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon E7-2860 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA775LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon E7-2860. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon E7-2860 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon E7-2860 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Xeon E7-2860. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.113 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

Xeon E7-2860 has 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Intel Xeon E7-2860. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Extreme QX9650 is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-2860 is a server/workstation one.

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