Intel Xeon X7460 vs Intel Xeon X5670

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7460 and Intel Xeon X5670 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 X5670

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5670

Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 81.3°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 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1416 vs 922
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10941 vs 4803

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	81.3°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)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1416 vs 922
PassMark - CPU mark	10941 vs 4803

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7460
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5670

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

922

1416

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4803

10941

Name	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon X5670
PassMark - Single thread mark	922	1416
PassMark - CPU mark	4803	10941
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3291
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.874
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon X5670
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q3'08	March 2010
Place in performance rating	2154	2178
Processor Number	X7460	X5670
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$67
Price now		$66.59
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		35.08
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	6.4 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	81.3°C
Number of cores	6	6
Transistor count	1900 million	1170 million
VID voltage range	0.9000V-1.4500V	0.750V-1.350V
Front-side bus (FSB)		6400 MHz
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3.33 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		12
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
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		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333