i5-4570TE vs Xeon X5670

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and Core i5-4570TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1466	1961
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.06	0.19
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	3.83	5.25
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$67	$239

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5670 has 458% better value for money than i5-4570TE.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 and Core i5-4570TE 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	6400 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	239 mm2	177 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 and Core i5-4570TE 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	1150
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and Core i5-4570TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5670 and Core i5-4570TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5670 and Core i5-4570TE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5670 and Core i5-4570TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	288 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD 4600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and Core i5-4570TE.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

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	3.84	1.94
Recency	16 March 2010	2 June 2013
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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