i5-470UM vs Xeon X5687
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1569 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.39 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 2.43 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $121 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.86 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 80 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 382+177 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | BGA1288 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 12.799 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 1 October 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 18 Watt |
Xeon X5687 has an age advantage of 4 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
i5-470UM, on the other hand, has 622.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X5687 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-470UM is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5687 and Core i5-470UM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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