Intel Xeon X5460 vs Intel Xeon E-2224

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X5460 and Intel Xeon E-2224 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon X5460

Intel Xeon E-2224

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5460

12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	12 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2224

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 120 Watt

Launch date	27 May 2019 vs 12 Nov 2007
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X5460
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2224

Name	Intel Xeon X5460	Intel Xeon E-2224
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
PassMark - Single thread mark		2570
PassMark - CPU mark		7321

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X5460	Intel Xeon E-2224
Essentials
Architecture codename	Harpertown	Coffee Lake
Launch date	12 Nov 2007	27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1172	$193
Place in performance rating	3368	940
Processor Number	X5460	E-2224
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.16 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	820 million
VID voltage range	0.85V - 1.35V
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		69.3 °C
Maximum frequency		4.60 GHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	LGA771	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only