Intel Xeon E7-4807 vs Intel Xeon X5660

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4807 and Intel Xeon X5660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4807

  • 7.1x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 288 GB
Maximum memory size 2 TB vs 288 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5660

  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°C vs 70°C
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 721
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10473 vs 6223
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 81.3°C vs 70°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1355 vs 721
PassMark - CPU mark 10473 vs 6223

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4807
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5660

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
721
1355
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6223
10473
Name Intel Xeon E7-4807 Intel Xeon X5660
PassMark - Single thread mark 721 1355
PassMark - CPU mark 6223 10473
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 55.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.8

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4807 Intel Xeon X5660

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EX Westmere EP
Launch date Q2'11 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2431 2392
Processor Number E7-4807 X5660
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $33
Price now $112.91
Value for money (0-100) 19.89

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.86 GHz 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI 6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C 81.3°C
Number of cores 6 6
Number of threads 12 12
Die size 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 3
Maximum memory size 2 TB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 800 MHz) DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 2
Package Size 49.17mm x 56.47mm 42.5mmX45mm
Sockets supported LGA1567 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Scalability S4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)