i7-980X Extreme Edition vs Xeon X5492

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5492 and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2006not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency1.15no data
Architecture codenameno dataWestmere (2010−2011)
Release date1 July 2008 (16 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5492 and Core i7-980X 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 coresno data6 (Hexa-Core)
Threadsno data12
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data3.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L2 cacheno data1.5 MB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache12 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data239 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5492 and Core i7-980X 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA771no data
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5492 and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5492 and Core i7-980X 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 X5492 and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5492 and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 130 Watt

i7-980X Extreme Edition has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 15.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X5492 and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X5492 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-980X Extreme Edition is a desktop one.


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