Xeon 5160 vs E5620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.27
+266%

E5620 outperforms 5160 by a whopping 266% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5620 and Xeon 5160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17342677
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.082.15
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Woodcrest (2006)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35$22
Current price$48 (1.4x MSRP)$44 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 5160 has 2588% better value for money than Xeon E5620.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5620 and Xeon 5160 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)0 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature78 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno dataB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5620 and Xeon 5160 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon 5160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE40 Bit32 Bit
FSB parityno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5620 and Xeon 5160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon 5160 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon 5160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon 5160.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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.

Xeon E5620 2.27
+266%
Xeon 5160 0.62

E5620 outperforms 5160 by 266% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5620 3516
+265%
Xeon 5160 963

E5620 outperforms 5160 by 265% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5620 363
Xeon 5160 378
+4.1%

5160 outperforms E5620 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5620 1414
+148%
Xeon 5160 571

E5620 outperforms 5160 by 148% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 0.62
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Cost $35 $22
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm

The Xeon E5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5160 in performance tests.


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