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Intel Core i7 5820K vs Intel Xeon E5-2620

Intel Core i7 5820K Cpu
Intel Core i7 5820K
Intel Xeon E5-2620 Cpu
Intel Xeon E5-2620
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Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Xeon E5-2620Intel Xeon E5-2620
Processor socketLGA 2011-v3LGA 2011
Component forPCServer/Workstation
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Xeon E5-2620Intel Xeon E5-2620
Clock speed3.3 GHz2.0 GHz
Max turbo speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Number of cores66
Number of threads1212
Thermal Design Power (TDP)140.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeQPIQPI
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Xeon E5-2620Intel Xeon E5-2620
On-board graphics adapternono

Memory

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Xeon E5-2620Intel Xeon E5-2620
Cache15 MB15 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 800
  • 1066
  • 1333
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB750.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)68.0 GB/s42.6 GB/s
Memory channelsQuadQuad

Thermals

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Xeon E5-2620Intel Xeon E5-2620
Thermal specification152.24 °F158.0 °F

Features

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Xeon E5-2620Intel Xeon E5-2620
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes2840
Supported instruction sets
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • AES
AVX
Execute disable bityesyes
Scalability1S2S

Pros & Cons

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