Intel Xeon W3520 vs X3460

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Combined performance score

Xeon X3460
1.93
+1%

X3460 outperforms W3520 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon X3460 and Xeon W3520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18311839
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.703.11
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameno dataBloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date1 July 2009 (14 years old)March 2009 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$404
Current price$73 $168 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W3520 has 344% better value for money than Xeon X3460.

Technical specs

Xeon X3460 and Xeon W3520 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz2.93 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C68 °C
Number of transistorsno data731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3460 and Xeon W3520 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3460 and Xeon W3520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI--
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE36 Bit36 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X3460 and Xeon W3520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3460 and Xeon W3520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3460 and Xeon W3520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB24 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3460 and Xeon W3520.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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 X3460 1.93
+1%
Xeon W3520 1.91

X3460 outperforms W3520 by 1% in our combined 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 X3460 2962
+0.9%
Xeon W3520 2937

X3460 outperforms W3520 by 1% 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 X3460 456
+10.4%
Xeon W3520 413

X3460 outperforms W3520 by 10% 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 X3460 1520
+9%
Xeon W3520 1395

X3460 outperforms W3520 by 9% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.93 1.91
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon X3460 and Xeon W3520. The differences in performance seem too small.


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