Xeon X5460 vs E5-1603

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon X5460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1715	1953
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.51	0.33
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$57	$42

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-1603 has 55% better value for money than Xeon X5460.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon X5460 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.16 GHz
L3 cache	10 MB	12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	63 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon X5460 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon X5460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	+
FSB parity	no data	+
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon X5460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon X5460 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon X5460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	no data
Maximum memory size	375 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	31.4 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Xeon X5460.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

E5-1603 outperforms X5460 by 34% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	2.20	1.64
Recency	1 January 2012	1 October 2007
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt

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