Intel Xeon E5-649
The Xeon E5-649 is a 6 core CPU from Intel released in 2011. This chip has an average overall score with 1937 points in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is a good processor for gaming, with a score of 3123 points. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Xeon E5-649 scores 1567 points and 1504 points respectively. Indeed, this is an average rating for very heavy workloads.
The Xeon E5-649 has 6 cores and 6 threads. This chip has no simultaneous multithreading support, as it has the same number of cores as threads. This Intel CPU has a clock speed of 2.5 GHz and a turbo speed of 2.9 GHz : a higher clock speed that can be reached when thermals and power delivery allow.
As for memory, the Xeon E5-649 makes use of DDR3-1066 memory. The faster the memory, the better. Faster memory means that the CPU doesn't have to wait to get the data it needs. It can accommodate a maximum of 288 GiB of memory. Furthermore, this chip can handle up to 3 channels of RAM, a multichannel memory architecture allows for higher data transfer between the CPU and the memory. However, to take advantage of this, you must have enough memory slots filled. Error correcting memory is supported on this processor.
In terms of cache, the Xeon E5-649 has 1 MiB of level 2 cache and 12 MiB of level 3 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.
Power and thermals for the Intel Xeon E5-649 CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 80 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's a good estimate.
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