Xeon L3426 vs X5460
Aggregated performance score
L3426 outperforms X5460 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon X5460 and Xeon L3426 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1952 | 1944 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.33 | 0.42 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) | 1 July 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | $42 | $129 |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon L3426 has 27% better value for money than Xeon X5460.
Technical specs
Xeon X5460 and Xeon L3426 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 | no data | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.16 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 63 °C | 58 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5460 and Xeon L3426 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | LGA771 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon L3426. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | no data | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon X5460 and Xeon L3426 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 L3426 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon L3426. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon L3426.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
L3426 outperforms X5460 by 1% based on our aggregated 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%
L3426 outperforms X5460 by 1% 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%
L3426 outperforms X5460 by 2% 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%
L3426 outperforms X5460 by 24% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 1.66 | 1.68 |
| Recency | 1 October 2007 | 1 July 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 45 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5460 and Xeon L3426. The differences in performance seem too small.
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