| This is a Xeon comparison. | | | | MHz System Bus and 1 or 2 MB L2 Cache |
| A Xeon microprocessor has its roots in AMD | | | | ($350-$1,000) and finally the Intel Xeon Processor MP |
| processors from the Dual Core processors, the | | | | ($2,500) that uniquely supports multiprocessor server |
| P6-based systems and the Pentium II processor. It | | | | designs. |
| comes from Intel company and has a 64-bit multi-core, | | | | Xeon with 256K supports dual processor |
| multi-thread ability. It is meant to be used in servers and | | | | workstations, is compatible with Intel 860 chipset and |
| workstations. | | | | has the available speeds of 1.40, 1.50, 1.70 and 2 GHz. |
| The Xeon comes with DCM software which is Data | | | | This ships with a power wind tunnel. |
| Center Management software. The competition | | | | Xeon with 512 K L2 Cache supports dual processor |
| includes the i7 also from Intel, with a 64-bit processor | | | | workstations and server designs, is compatible with |
| and four cores, that is nice for desktop PCs with | | | | Intel E7210, Intel E7500, Intel E7501 and Intel 860 |
| multi-tasking efficiency, plus, it has the HD Boost | | | | Chipsets, has Hyper-Threading Technology which is |
| technology which is great for gamers. | | | | hardware support for multi-threaded server |
| Large core processors such as those with 8-core | | | | applications and also ships with a PWT (power wind |
| assembly do not work with many games. Price wise, | | | | tunnel). Its available speeds are 1.80, 2, 2.20, 2.40, 2.60, |
| an i7 is more expensive than the Xeon except for the | | | | 2.80, 3, 3.06 and 3.20 GHz just as the Xeon Processor |
| least units going up to $3,000 while the Xeon's prices | | | | for 1U Rack Servers and the Xeon with 800 MHz do. |
| are kept between $284 and $550-$560. | | | | Speeds available on the Intel Xeon MP are only up to |
| Intel processors of the Xeon family come equipped | | | | 3 MHz and on the 800 MHz there is one more speed |
| with differently sized caches, each having unique traits. | | | | at 3.60 MHz. |
| The names of these Xeons are Intel Xeon Processor | | | | All of the basic Intel Xeon Processors, from 256K L2 |
| with 256K L2 Cache with voltage range of 1250V to | | | | Cache to the Intel Xeon Processor MP come with Intel |
| 1400V ($75), Intel Xeon Processor with 512K L2 | | | | NetBurst Micro-Architecture and Streaming SIMD |
| Cache, Intel Xeon Processor for 1U Rack Servers with | | | | Extensions 2 (the 800MHz with 3 Extensions). |
| 512K L2 Cache ($259), Intel Xeon Processor with 800 | | | | |