Intel Xeon E5520 vs X5460

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Combined performance score

Xeon X5460
1.68
+2.4%

X5460 outperforms E5520 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19351947
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.332.58
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameno dataGainestown (2009−2010)
Release date1 October 2007 (16 years old)March 2009 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$19
Current price$160 $184 (9.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5520 has 682% better value for money than Xeon X5460.

Technical specs

Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5520 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 data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data8
Base clock speed3.16 GHz2.26 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.53 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °C72 °C
Number of transistorsno data731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5520 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
SocketLGA771FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data40 Bit
FSB parity+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5520 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 Xeon E5520 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 E5520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data144 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

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 1.68
+2.4%
Xeon E5520 1.64

X5460 outperforms E5520 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon X5460 2574
+2.2%
Xeon E5520 2519

X5460 outperforms E5520 by 2% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon X5460 420
+20.7%
Xeon E5520 348

X5460 outperforms E5520 by 21% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon X5460 1165
Xeon E5520 1454
+24.8%

E5520 outperforms X5460 by 25% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.68 1.64
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 80 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5520. The differences in performance seem too small.


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