Intel Xeon X7560 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7560 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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 X7560

Intel Xeon E5-1650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7560

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650

Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1736 vs 892
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8113 vs 8028

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 24 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1736 vs 892
PassMark - CPU mark	8113 vs 8028

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7560
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

892

1736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8028

8113

Name	Intel Xeon X7560	Intel Xeon E5-1650
PassMark - Single thread mark	892	1736
PassMark - CPU mark	8028	8113
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4316
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		58.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.722

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7560	Intel Xeon E5-1650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'10	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2163	2171
Processor Number	X7560	E5-1650
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$175
Price now		$175
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		19.77
Performance
Base frequency	2.27 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s	0 QPI
L3 cache	24 MB L3 Cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
64 bit support
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		64.0°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0