Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Dell i7-740QM processor

29specifications compared
18differ
11identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family
- i7-740QM processor:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:E3-1220V2
- i7-740QM processor:i7-740QM
Processor base frequency
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:3.1 GHz
- i7-740QM processor:1.73 GHz
Processor socket
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- i7-740QM processor:PGA988
Processor lithography
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:28 nm
- i7-740QM processor:45 nm
Processor threads
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:4
- i7-740QM processor:8
System bus rate
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:5 GT/s
- i7-740QM processor:2.5 GT/s
Processor boost frequency
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2:3.5 GHz
- i7-740QM processor:2.93 GHz

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Comparison of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2, i7-740QM
61 specifications	A Acer Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 View product	B Dell i7-740QM processor Model i7-740QM View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	E3-1220V2	i7-740QM
Processor base frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	1.73 GHz
Processor cores	4	4
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	PGA988
Processor lithographyDiffers	28 nm	45 nm
Package typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.5 GHz	2.93 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
L3 cache speedKnown for one	3.1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	69 W	45 W
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Intel® C202, Intel® C204, Intel® C206, Intel® C216	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	E1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus type	DMI	DMI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	31	13
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Market segmentKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16+1x4, 1x8+3x4, 2x8+1x4	1x16, 2x8
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	774 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	296 mm²
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 bit
Processor special features2 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	1.0
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel 64Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
Technical detailsidentical
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6144 KB

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