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).

Intel Xeon X7460

Intel Xeon X5690

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: 1713 vs 922
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12898 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	1713 vs 922
PassMark - CPU mark	12898 vs 4803

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7460
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

922

1713

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4803

12898

Name	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon X5690
PassMark - Single thread mark	922	1713
PassMark - CPU mark	4803	12898
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	2154	2170
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