Core 2 Duo 2.4g and Xeon 5130 CPU Which is faster
The intel xeon 5130 and core 2 duo the price is almost near. may i know which is faster and what is the benefit of Xeon CPU
Callandor
The Xeon 5130 Woodcrest socket 771 is a 2.0GHz part for servers that has a 1333 FSB. The Core2 Duo E6600 socket 775 is a 2.4GHz part for desktops that has a 1066 FSB. Both use a shared 4MB cache, but the Xeons are designed for multiple processor configurations, while the Core2 Duo is not. Xeon Woodcrests are pretty much comparable to the Core2 Duo of the same speed, so I would say the Core2 Duo 2.4 is faster than the Xeon 5130: http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=5160vs6800&page=5
I would look to www.tomshardware.com for benchmark tests on both processors, that will give you not just the specs comparatively, but they normally give you a realistic view about how fast processors can actually perform different processes and applications. CPU architecture plays a large part, and even if the specs are close, they can run completely different.
Did you mean 5030? because that is a socket 775 Xeon. If you were, then I was wondering the exact same as you were.
My Bad- 3040, 3050, 3060, and 3070 are the Socket 775 Xeons. That's what I was wondering about.
WHICH Core 2 Duo are you comparing to the 5130??
BOTH the 5130 (actually ALL of the 51xx Xeons) and all of the Core 2 Duo's are based on Intel's Core microarchitecture ... so they'll have similar performance. The 5130 is a 2GHz part with a 4MB cache and a 1333MHz FSB ... so it should perform roughly on a par with the E6600 (which has a faster clock, but a slower FSB, and the same amount of cache).
The Xeons have a higher FSB than the Core 2 Duo's; support multiple processors (each with dual cores); and are designed to use with fully buffered memory (much better than unbuffered modules -- particularly with large amounts of memory).
BOTH the 5130 (actually ALL of the 51xx Xeons) and all of the Core 2 Duo's are based on Intel's Core microarchitecture ... so they'll have similar performance. The 5130 is a 2GHz part with a 4MB cache and a 1333MHz FSB ... so it should perform roughly on a par with the E6600 (which has a faster clock, but a slower FSB, and the same amount of cache).
The Xeons have a higher FSB than the Core 2 Duo's; support multiple processors (each with dual cores); and are designed to use with fully buffered memory (much better than unbuffered modules -- particularly with large amounts of memory).
> WHICH Core 2 Duo are you comparing to the 5130??
It's in the title - "2.4g", which is the E6600. The article I linked to seems to indicate that the Woodcrest Xeons and Core2 Duos of the same speed perform roughly the same, so by deduction the E6600 should be faster.
It's in the title - "2.4g", which is the E6600. The article I linked to seems to indicate that the Woodcrest Xeons and Core2 Duos of the same speed perform roughly the same, so by deduction the E6600 should be faster.
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