Intel Xeon X7560 vs Intel Xeon E5-2689

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7560 and Intel Xeon E5-2689 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, 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 E5-2689

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7560
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2689

Name	Intel Xeon X7560	Intel Xeon E5-2689
PassMark - Single thread mark	892
PassMark - CPU mark	8028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		123.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.539

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7560	Intel Xeon E5-2689
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'10	6 Mar 2012
Place in performance rating	2161	2153
Processor Number	X7560	E5-2689
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.27 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s	8 GT/s QPI
L3 cache	24 MB L3 Cache
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		52°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.6V - 1.35V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	115 Watt
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
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S