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
CPU 1
CPU 2
922
1714
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4803
12925
Name Intel Xeon X7460 Intel Xeon X5690
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

Essentials

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

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

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

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