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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X outperforms Xeon E5530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-990X is 696 days newer than Xeon E5530.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5530
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 80 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 3% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Xeon E5530 - 124 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5530 - 12 vs 8 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5530
Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5530 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30th, 2009 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gainestown | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 2.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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