Athlon II X3 435 vs Xeon X5460

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5460
2007
120 Watt
1.62
+58.8%
Athlon II X3 435
2009
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.02

Xeon X5460 outperforms Athlon II X3 435 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X3 435 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20992459
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.07
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.281.02
Architecture codenameno dataRana (2009−2011)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)9 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X3 435 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 coresno data3 (Tri-Core)
Threadsno data3
Base clock speed3.16 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X3 435 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771AM3
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X3 435. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X3 435 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X3 435 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X3 435. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X3 435.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 X5460 1.62
+58.8%
Athlon II X3 435 1.02

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 X5460 2575
+58.5%
Athlon II X3 435 1625

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.

Xeon X5460 417
+28.3%
Athlon II X3 435 325

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.

Xeon X5460 1186
+42.2%
Athlon II X3 435 834

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 1.02
Recency 1 October 2007 9 October 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon X5460 has a 58.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon II X3 435, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 26.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 435 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5460 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X3 435 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X3 435, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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