Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs Dell i7-740QM processor

30specifications compared
20differ
10identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Xeon E5-2690 has 1.17 GHz more processor base frequency than the Dell i7-740QM processor (2.9 GHz vs 1.73 GHz). The Acer Intel Xeon E5-2690 has 4 more processor cores than the Dell i7-740QM processor (8 vs 4). The Dell i7-740QM processor has 13 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Xeon E5-2690 (45 nm vs 32 nm). Only the Acer Intel Xeon E5-2690 has Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI). Processor family: Intel® Xeon® E5 Family on the Acer Intel Xeon E5-2690, Intel® Core™ i7 on the Dell i7-740QM processor.

Processor family
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
- i7-740QM processor:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:E5-2690
- i7-740QM processor:i7-740QM
Processor base frequency
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:2.9 GHz
- i7-740QM processor:1.73 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:8
- i7-740QM processor:4
Processor socket
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- i7-740QM processor:PGA988
Processor lithography
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:32 nm
- i7-740QM processor:45 nm
Processor threads
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:16
- i7-740QM processor:8
System bus rate
- Intel Xeon E5-2690:8 GT/s
- i7-740QM processor:2.5 GT/s

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Comparison of Intel Xeon E5-2690, i7-740QM
63 specifications	A Acer Intel Xeon E5-2690 View product	B Dell i7-740QM processor Model i7-740QM View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E5 Family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	E5-2690	i7-740QM
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.9 GHz	1.73 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	8	4
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	PGA988
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 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	16	8
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.8 GHz	2.93 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	20 MB	6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
L3 cache speedKnown for one	2.9 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	135 W	45 W
VID Voltage RangeKnown for one	0.60 - 1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	C2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	DMI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	38	13
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	51.2 GB/s	21 GB/s
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	750 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	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	SSE4.2
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	32 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
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
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	72 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Processor package sizeDiffers	52.5 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
Technical detailsidentical
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6144 KB

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