Intel Xeon X7460 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7460 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon X7460

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 922
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7992 vs 4803

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 922
PassMark - CPU mark	7992 vs 4803

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7460
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

922

1081

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4803

7992

Name	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	922	1081
PassMark - CPU mark	4803	7992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2370

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'08	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	2244	2275
Processor Number	X7460	E5-2603V4
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	503 mm2
L3 cache	16 MB L2 Cache
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	73°C
Number of cores	6	6
Transistor count	1900 million
VID voltage range	0.9000V-1.4500V	0
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		6
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Supported memory types		DDR4 1600/1866
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S