Core 2 E6400 vs. Xeon 3050

Sasqui · Aug 10, 2007

Is there anything particularly special aboout 65nm Xeon chips vs. 65nm Core 2 chips? Obviously, there are chips with different FSB and L2 Cache, Dual vs. Quad cores... but when they are equal, and same mfg technology, what differentiates them???

Like these:

"Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115004

"Intel Xeon 3050 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117103

The Xeon costs $1.99 more - that's all I can tell. It's also apparent overall that Intel drives the Xeons into the "server" market.

hat · Aug 10, 2007

Buying a Xeon over a Core 2 Duo would be like buying an Opteron over a regular AMD chip. No difference at stock, but the Xeon is a server-grade chip which is made out of higher-grade materials and can take more heat than a regular processor, thus allowing a higher overclock. Ask some of the opty ownere here, they will tell you. And dan too.

Sasqui · Aug 10, 2007

hat said:
the Xeon is a server-grade chip which is made out of higher-grade materials and can take more heat than a regular processor, thus allowing a higher overclock.

Hmm... same core, same fab (presumably). Possible, but I was thinking it was more marketing, like selling the 2900 v.s a FireGL "workstation" card.

newtekie1 · Aug 10, 2007

Marketing is a big factor.

However, usually the server grade chips are binned slightly higher than the regular desktop chips. This is really just a matter of Intel/AMD making sure the chips will last under the most extreme workloads and in the most extreme environments. I've seen companies sticking netburst 90nm Xeons in 1U servers with tiny passive heatsinks running the processors at 80% load minimum at all times and the processors are expected to survive. Situations like that are why Intel binns the chips slightly higher.

Does this mean you are guaranteed a better overclock? No, not really. But it pushes the odds in your favor a little bit.

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Core 2 E6400 vs. Xeon 3050

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