Intel Xeon X7460 vs Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7460 and Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

Intel Xeon X7460

Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7460

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 66°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
655360x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	66°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	10 MB vs 16 MB L2 Cache

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7460
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Name	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	922
PassMark - CPU mark	4803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		91.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		42.254

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'08	8 Sep 2014
Place in performance rating	2154	2155
Processor Number	X7460	E5-1607V3
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$255
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	0 GT/s
Die size	503 mm2
L3 cache	16 MB L2 Cache	10 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	66°C
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1900 million
VID voltage range	0.9000V-1.4500V	0.65–1.30V
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4 1333/1600/1866
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only