Intel Xeon X7460 vs Intel Xeon X5690
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7460 and Intel Xeon X5690 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5690
- Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 78.5°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 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1714 vs 922
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12925 vs 4803
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum core temperature | 78.5°C vs 64°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) vs 16 MB L2 Cache |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1714 vs 922 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 12925 vs 4803 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7460
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5690
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon X7460 | Intel Xeon X5690 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 922 | 1714 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4803 | 12925 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 637 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3517 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.301 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 57.148 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.762 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 5.122 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 15.77 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon X7460 | Intel Xeon X5690 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Dunnington | Westmere EP |
Launch date | Q3'08 | February 2011 |
Place in performance rating | 2244 | 2252 |
Processor Number | X7460 | X5690 |
Series | Legacy Intel Xeon Processors | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | |
Price now | $149 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 17.68 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.66 GHz | 3.46 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 | 78.5°C |
Number of cores | 6 | 6 |
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 | 3.73 GHz | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Number of threads | 12 | |
Compatibility |
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Package Size | 53.3mm x 53.3mm | 42.5mm X 45mm |
Sockets supported | PGA604 | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 Watt | 130 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
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® SSE4.2 | |
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-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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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 |