Intel Xeon X5660 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,704

Rank #1,100

vs
4,728

Rank #1,081

4,704
4,728

Xeon E5-2630 v2 wins by 0.5% (Rank #1100 vs #1081)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,650

Rank #1,176

vs
4,709

Rank #1,144

4,650
4,709

Xeon E5-2630 v2 wins by 1.3% (Rank #1176 vs #1144)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,786

Rank #863

vs
4,756

Rank #900

4,786
4,756

Xeon X5660 wins by 0.6% (Rank #863 vs #900)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,675

Rank #738

vs
4,723

Rank #613

4,675
4,723

Xeon E5-2630 v2 wins by 1% (Rank #738 vs #613)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,682

Rank #724

vs
4,743

Rank #615

4,682
4,743

Xeon E5-2630 v2 wins by 1.3% (Rank #724 vs #615)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,626

Rank #894

vs
4,712

Rank #719

4,626
4,712

Xeon E5-2630 v2 wins by 1.8% (Rank #894 vs #719)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon X5660 Xeon E5-2630 v2 Diff
Cores
6
6
0%
Threads
12
12
0%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
2,600 MHz
+7.1%
Clock Multiplier
21x
26x
-19.2%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
0 MiB
0 MiB
0%
L3 Cache
11 MiB
14 MiB
-20%
Memory Channels
3
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
2
--
TDP (lower is better)
95 W
80 W
15.8% more
Process (lower is better)
32 nm
22 nm
31.3% more

General Information

Specification Xeon X5660 Xeon E5-2630 v2
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number X5660 --
Core Name Westmere-EP Ivy Bridge-EP
Socket FCLGA1366 Socket 2011
Package FC-LGA10
Memory Type DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision Up to 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 --
Market Segment Server Server
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon X5660
Intel
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Intel

Model Number

Xeon X5660
X5660
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Core Name

Xeon X5660
Westmere-EP
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Ivy Bridge-EP

Socket

Xeon X5660
FCLGA1366
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Socket 2011

Package

Xeon X5660
FC-LGA10
Xeon E5-2630 v2

Memory Type

Xeon X5660
DDR3 800/1066/1333
Xeon E5-2630 v2
DDR3

ECC Support

Xeon X5660
Yes
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

PCIe Revision

Xeon X5660
Up to 3.0
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

PCIe Configuration

Xeon X5660
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Market Segment

Xeon X5660
Server
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Server

Locked Multiplier

Xeon X5660
Yes
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon X5660 Xeon E5-2630 v2
Process 32 nm 22 nm
Die Area 239 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 1,170 1,400
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Xeon X5660
32 nm
Xeon E5-2630 v2
22 nm

Die Area

Xeon X5660
239 mm²
Xeon E5-2630 v2
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon X5660
1,170
Xeon E5-2630 v2
1,400

Manufacturer

Xeon X5660
Intel
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Intel

Word Size

Xeon X5660
64-bit
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon X5660 Xeon E5-2630 v2
GPU HD Graphics 4600 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz --

GPU

Xeon X5660
HD Graphics 4600
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

GPU Designer

Xeon X5660
Intel
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon X5660
1100 MHz
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon X5660 Xeon E5-2630 v2
AES
AVX
AVX2
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64