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General

Processor socketSocket G34LGA 775LGA 1155LGA 2011
Component forServer/Workstation
N/A
PCServer/Workstation
Operating modes64-bit
N/A
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed2.6 GHz3.16 GHz2.9 GHz2.0 GHz
Max turbo speed3.2 GHz
N/A
N/A
2.9 GHz
Number of cores122216
Number of threads12
N/A
232
Thermal Design Power (TDP)115.0 W65.0 W65.0 W135.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed
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1333.0 MHz
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N/A
Bus type
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N/A
DMIQPI
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Cache16 MB6 MB3 MB40 MB
Cache typeL3
N/A
Smart CacheL3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
N/A
1066.0 MHz
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Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAM
N/A
DDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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N/A
32.0 GB768.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
17.0 GB/s68.0 GB/s
Memory channels
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DualQuad