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Xeons are a line of Intel CPUs created specifically for servers or workstations.

Xeons are a line of Intel CPUs created specifically for servers or workstations. They often ship with the ability to handle ECC memory (which has been lacking from modern consumer CPU's), often have more cores than consumer chips and are often used in multi CPU motherboards.

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What is the difference between an Intel i7 and a Xeon quad core processor?

I know the Xeon processors have been around for a long time and are mostly used in servers, but I am curious, why do people not use the Xeons in a high performance desktop? As far as I know about the best desktop processor out there now is the…
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How do Xeon processors differ from regular processors?

Yes I know that Xeons are meant for server use, require different motherboards and you can have more than one of them in a box. But technically how is a Xeon processor itself different from a regular core 2 processor?
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Is the L3 cache shared by all cores for a Sandy-Bridge E Xeon CPU?

In a related question I asked about the benefit of a dual-CPU system in terms of doubling the L3 cache. However, I have noticed that the Xeon E5-2600 series of CPU's has exactly 2.5 MB of L3 cache per core. This leads me to believe that the…
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Will dual Xeons improve Android Studio build times?

I am an Android developer and spend a lot of my time waiting, so I have started considering a a dual Xeon setup. I know that, for example, for a 3D rendering solution - the additional cores improve the speed pretty much linearly, so my question is -…
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Why does a Xeon processor cost much more than a similar Core i7 part?

I want to know why the price of a Xeon CPU and a similar Core i7 CPU is so different. The CPU clock is more or less the same. I want to know this because I want to have an understanding of what kind of CPU is more suitable for me. I do heavy…
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Xeon vs overclocked i7 Extreme for lowest latency

I am aware that the differences between high-end i7 and Xeon are: compatibility with dual socket motherboards, total L2/L3 cache size. overclocking capability. extra cores - Haswell i7-4960X vs E7. power consumption. (See: What is the…
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Is there any way to force a Xeon 1650 v3 CPU to not change its operating frequency?

I have a SuperMicro X10SRi-F server with a Xeon 1650v3 CPU. I'm trying to disable frequency scaling on the processor without any luck (don't know if it is even possible at all). I've disabled Speed Step on the BIOS, put the machine in the 'High…
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Impact of the L3 cache on performance - worth a dual-processor system?

I will be purchasing a new high-end system, and I would like to have a better sense of whether a dual-processor Xeon system (I am looking at the new, high-end Xeon E5-2687W) might, realistically, provide a noticeable performance improvement due to…
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How is multiprocessing related to cores and threads?

I am interested in the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 and the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 processors. They both have 6 cores and a clock speed of ~3.5GHz. However, the specifications from CPU-world (screenshot) show that the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 processor has 2…
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Xeons with IMC (Integrated Memory Controller) -- does ECC support depend on the chipset also?

Intel has released Ivy Bridge Xeon processors with PCIe 3.0, ECC, and VT-d support. However, there aren't yet any PCIe 3.0 + USB 3.0 C21x (Panther Point) boards available, while B75 and Z77 desktop motherboards are widely available with a huge…
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Can I reuse the parts in my dual quad server and make a usable workstation?

I have a Supermicro "workstation", which is really a server branded as a workstation with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5335 Clovertown processors, 16 GB RAM, and a RAID 1 and RAID 5 array. I use this to host websites at home, but the system is just too…
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Difference between Intel Xeon E3 and Xeon X... family of processors?

I'm completely confused by Intel's naming system. I understand what makes Xeon E3 different from i5. But what, for example, makes the Xeon X3440 different from E3-1230? (Apart from clock speed).
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Changing Apple EFI for Xeon microcode

I have Mac Pro 3,1. I have just bought 2x Xeon E5450 SLBBM E0 stepping and found that there are unsupported by my Mac Pro. I tried to google for this problem and found that only SLANQ C0 stepping works with it. SLANQ has CPUID 10676; SLBBM has CPUID…
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Core 2 Quad VS Xeon in PC CPU support

I wonder if an Intel Xeon CPU corresponding to a Core 2 Quad one will work on system which supports Core 2 Quad Processors? I want to buy a Core 2 Quad but I see many same type Xeon CPUs are on sale. For Example this HP desktop PC, link below - This…
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Error on warm reboot, not on cold boot

Every time I boot my computer from the power-off state, it works fine (cold boot). However, whenever I reboot the machine (ex: shutdown /r) it will hang on the next boot-up. This problem has been around since I built the machine and it is the same…
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