Xeon E5205 vs X5260

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5260
2007
80 Watt
0.81
+47.3%

Xeon X5260 outperforms Xeon E5205 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5260 and Xeon E5205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26182851
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.920.77
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5260 and Xeon E5205 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.

Base clock speed3.33 GHz1.86 GHz
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature66 °C66 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.95V-1.212V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5260 and Xeon E5205 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.

SocketLGA771LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5260 and Xeon E5205. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching++
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Xeon X5260 and Xeon E5205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5260 and Xeon E5205 are enumerated here.

VT-x++

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 X5260 0.81
+47.3%
Xeon E5205 0.55

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.

Xeon X5260 1238
+47.7%
Xeon E5205 838

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.55
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X5260 has a 47.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon E5205, on the other hand, has 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5205 in performance tests.


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