Intel Xeon X7560 vs Intel Xeon X5680

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7560 and Intel Xeon X5680 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 X5680

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 X5680

Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.60 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
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1603 vs 734
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12473 vs 8110

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 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	1603 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	12473 vs 8110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7560
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5680

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

734

1603

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8110

12473

Name	Intel Xeon X7560	Intel Xeon X5680
PassMark - Single thread mark	734	1603
PassMark - CPU mark	8110	12473
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3440
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.691
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.109

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7560	Intel Xeon X5680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q1'10	February 2010
Place in performance rating	2245	2228
Processor Number	X7560	X5680
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$172
Price now		$161.63
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		15.60
Performance
Base frequency	2.27 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s	6.4 GT/s QPI
L3 cache	24 MB L3 Cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
64 bit support
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		78.5°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)