Xeon X7560: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X7560 provides acceptable benchmark performance at 5.11% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Xeon X7560 sales 1 January 2010. This is a desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2670 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1567,FCLGA1567 processor with a TDP of 130 Watt. It supports DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066 memory.
Primary details
Xeon X7560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 1216 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Power efficiency | 3.72 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | |
| Threads | 16 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.27 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.67 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB L3 Cache | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| 64 bit support | - | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X7560 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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.
| Socket | FCBGA1567,FCLGA1567 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon X7560's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066 |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon X7560. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Xeon X7560 is Opteron 6386 SE, which is faster by 2% and higher by 21 positions in our ranking.
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Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Xeon X7560, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Xeon X7560 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 5 configurations using Xeon X7560 in our database.
