UHD Graphics 605 vs Xeon X5670

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and UHD Graphics 605 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1373	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.06	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Xeon (Desktop)	Intel UHD Graphics
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Gen9.5
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$67	no data
Current price	$44 (0.7x MSRP)	$211

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 and UHD Graphics 605 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)	no data
Threads	12	no data
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	0.25 GHz
Bus support	6400 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 and UHD Graphics 605 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and UHD Graphics 605. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon X5670 and UHD Graphics 605 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 X5670 and UHD Graphics 605 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 X5670 and UHD Graphics 605. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	288 GB	8,192 MB 8,388,608 KB 8,589,934,592 B 0.00781 TiB 8 GB
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and UHD Graphics 605.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

32 nm

14 nm

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