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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Cpu
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Intel Xeon X5650 Cpu
Intel Xeon X5650
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Processor socketTR4LGA 775LGA 1366
Component forServer/Workstation
N/A
Server/Workstation
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz2.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz
N/A
3.06 GHz
Number of cores2446
Number of threads48412
Thermal Design Power (TDP)250.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
FSBQPI
Bus speed
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1066.0 MHz
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Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Cache64 MB8 MB12 MB
Cache typeL3L2L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2933.0 MHz
N/A
  • 800
  • 1066
  • 1333
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
N/A
DDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsQuad
N/A
Triple
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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N/A
288.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
32.0 GB/s

Thermals

Thermal specification154.4 °F159.8 °F178.34 °F

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