Pentium 4 660 vs Xeon X5460
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5460 outperforms Pentium 4 660 by a whopping 674% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2406 | 3527 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 0.52 | 0.07 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Harpertown (2007−2008) | Prescott 2M |
| Release date | 11 November 2007 (18 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,172 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5460 and Pentium 4 660 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.16 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.17 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (per die) | no data |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 63 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5460 and Pentium 4 660 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | LGA771 | PLGA775,PPGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Pentium 4 660. 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 X5460 and Pentium 4 660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5460 and Pentium 4 660 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5460 and Pentium 4 660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5460 and Pentium 4 660.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.47 | 0.19 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 115 Watt |
Xeon X5460 has a 674% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 4 660, on the other hand, has 4% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon X5460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 660 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5460 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 4 660 is a desktop one.
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