Xeon E5-1686 V3 vs X5460

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2295not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.52no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameHarpertown (2007−2008)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date11 November 2007 (17 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,172no data

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Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.16 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.17 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (per die)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 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
SocketLGA7712011-3
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-1686 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-1686 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR4-2133

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-1686 V3.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 November 2007 8 September 2014
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon X5460 has 12.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-1686 V3, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon X5460 and Intel Xeon E5-1686 V3. We've got no test results to judge.

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