Xeon E5-2450 v2 vs X5460

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5460
2007
120 Watt
1.62
Xeon E5-2450 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
5.69
+251%

Xeon E5-2450 v2 outperforms Xeon X5460 by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20991144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.285.66
Architecture codenameno dataIvy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 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 data8 (Octa-Core)
Threadsno data16
Base clock speed3.16 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °C80 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 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 data2
SocketLGA771FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-2450 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data46 Bit
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-2450 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-2450 v2.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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
Xeon E5-2450 v2 5.69
+251%

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
Xeon E5-2450 v2 9041
+251%

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
Xeon E5-2450 v2 526
+26.1%

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
Xeon E5-2450 v2 3182
+168%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 5.69
Recency 1 October 2007 1 September 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-2450 v2 has a 251.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 26.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2450 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5460 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5-2450 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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