Quote:What are the disadvantages of the xeon compared to a Lynnfield i7?
Assuming they have the same specs, not much.
Your xeon supports a few extra x86 extensions which are pretty useless, mostly related to virtualization. It's also clocked a bit lower than an i7 would be.
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-Mark Antony