Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition vs Acer Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

38specifications compared
25differ
13identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition has 0.23 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 (3.33 GHz vs 3.1 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 (6 vs 4). The Acer Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition has 4 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 (32 nm vs 28 nm). Only the Acer Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 has ECC. Processor family: Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition on the Acer Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family on the Acer Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2.

Processor model
- Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition:i7-980X
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:E3-1220V2
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition:3.33 GHz
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:3.1 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition:6
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:4
Processor socket
- Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor lithography
- Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition:32 nm
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:28 nm
Component for
- Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition:PC
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:Server/workstation
Processor threads
- Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition:12
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:4
System bus rate
- Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition:6.4 GT/s
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:5 GT/s

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Comparison of Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
58 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition View product	B Acer Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition	Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i7-980X	E3-1220V2
Processor base frequencyDiffers	3.33 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	6	4
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	28 nm
Component forDiffers	PC	Server/workstation
Processor threadsDiffers	12	4
System bus rateDiffers	6.4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	8 MB
L3 cache speedDiffers	3.33 GHz	3.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	130 W	69 W
VID Voltage RangeKnown for one	0.8500 - 1.3625 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible chipsetsDiffers	Intel® X58 Express	Intel® C202, Intel® C204, Intel® C206, Intel® C216
SteppingDiffers	B1	E1
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	DMI
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBUZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31
Memory4 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	24 GB	32 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Memory channelsDiffers	Triple-channel	Dual-channel
ECCDiffers	No	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Market segmentDiffers	Desktop	Server
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	239 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	32 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16+1x4, 1x8+3x4, 2x8+1x4
Processor special features1 differ
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	Yes	2.0
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	67.9 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 mm	37.5 mm
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-x	VT-d, VT-x

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