i7-5960X Extreme Edition vs Xeon X5680

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5680 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1366	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.41	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	3.14	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	14 February 2010 (14 years ago)	29 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$172	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5680 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	30
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	20 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	239 mm2	355.52 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	2600 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5680 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5680 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5680 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5680 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5680 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	288 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5680 and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	2.0	3.00
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2010	29 August 2014
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt

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