i5-750 vs Xeon E5-1607 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1607 v2 and Core i5-750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1714	2095
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.14
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Core i5 (Desktop)
Power efficiency	1.91	1.58
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-E (2013)	Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date	10 September 2013 (11 years ago)	8 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1607 v2 and Core i5-750 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	2500 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	257 mm2	296 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,860 million	774 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.65–1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 v2 and Core i5-750 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 v2 and Core i5-750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 v2 and Core i5-750 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1607 v2 and Core i5-750 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1607 v2 and Core i5-750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	256 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 v2 and Core i5-750.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.63	1.59
Recency	10 September 2013	8 September 2009
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt

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