Intel Xeon X7460 vs Intel Xeon E5640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7460 and Intel Xeon E5640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon X7460

Intel Xeon E5640

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7460

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4

Number of cores	6 vs 4

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5640

Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 77.6°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1252 vs 922
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7455 vs 4803

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 16 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1252 vs 922
PassMark - CPU mark	7455 vs 4803

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7460
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

922

1252

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4803

7455

Name	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon E5640
PassMark - Single thread mark	922	1252
PassMark - CPU mark	4803	7455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2185

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon E5640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q3'08	March 2010
Place in performance rating	2245	2222
Processor Number	X7460	E5640
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$49
Price now		$59.49
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		26.06
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size	503 mm2	239 mm
L3 cache	16 MB L2 Cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	77.6°C
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1900 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.9000V-1.4500V	0.750V-1.350V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.93 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-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
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066