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).
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 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Dunnington | Haswell |
Launch date | Q3'08 | 8 Sep 2014 |
Place in performance rating | 2244 | 2225 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 59 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 768 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 1333/1600/1866 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | 1S Only |