Intel Xeon X5472 vs X5460

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Combined performance score

Xeon X5460
1.68
+17.5%

X5460 outperforms X5472 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon X5460 and Xeon X5472 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19352066
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.330.27
Market segmentServerServer
Release date1 October 2007 (16 years old)1 October 2007 (16 years old)
Current price$160 $131
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5460 has 22% better value for money than Xeon X5472.

Technical specs

Xeon X5460 and Xeon X5472 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.

Base clock speed3.16 GHz3 GHz
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature63 °C63 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 and Xeon X5472 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.

SocketLGA771LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon X5472. 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++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X5460 and Xeon X5472 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 X5472 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT--

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
+17.5%
Xeon X5472 1.43

X5460 outperforms X5472 by 17% 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
+17.2%
Xeon X5472 2197

X5460 outperforms X5472 by 17% 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
Xeon X5472 434
+3.3%

X5472 outperforms X5460 by 3% 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 X5472 1401
+20.3%

X5472 outperforms X5460 by 20% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.68 1.43

The Xeon X5460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5472 in performance tests.


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