Intel Xeon X7460 vs Intel Xeon X5560

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7460 and Intel Xeon X5560 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 X5560

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 X5560

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 64°C
524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1305 vs 922
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5572 vs 4803

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 64°C
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 16 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1305 vs 922
PassMark - CPU mark	5572 vs 4803

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7460
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

922

1305

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4803

5572

Name	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon X5560
PassMark - Single thread mark	922	1305
PassMark - CPU mark	4803	5572
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1982

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon X5560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q3'08	March 2009
Place in performance rating	2245	2234
Processor Number	X7460	X5560
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$44
Price now		$57.95
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		27.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	503 mm2	263 mm2
L3 cache	16 MB L2 Cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	75°C
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1900 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.9000V-1.4500V	0.75V -1.35V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3.20 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	95 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333