Intel Xeon X5660 vs Intel Xeon X3470

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
4,699

Rank #1,105

4,704
4,699

Xeon X5660 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1100 vs #1105)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,650

Rank #1,176

vs
4,731

Rank #1,133

4,650
4,731

Xeon X3470 wins by 1.7% (Rank #1176 vs #1133)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,786

Rank #863

vs
4,652

Rank #1,027

4,786
4,652

Xeon X5660 wins by 2.8% (Rank #863 vs #1027)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,675

Rank #738

vs
4,612

Rank #941

4,675
4,612

Xeon X5660 wins by 1.3% (Rank #738 vs #941)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,682

Rank #724

vs
4,587

Rank #937

4,682
4,587

Xeon X5660 wins by 2% (Rank #724 vs #937)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,626

Rank #894

vs
4,585

Rank #997

4,626
4,585

Xeon X5660 wins by 0.9% (Rank #894 vs #997)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon X5660 Xeon X3470 Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
12
8
+33.3%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
2,930 MHz
-4.4%
Clock Multiplier
21x
--
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
0 MiB
--
L3 Cache
11 MiB
--
Memory Channels
3
2
+33.3%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+88.9%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
21 GB/s
+34.4%
PCIe Lanes
16
16
0%
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
95 W
95 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
32 nm
45 nm
28.9% less

General Information

Specification Xeon X5660 Xeon X3470
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number X5660 X3470
Core Name Westmere-EP --
Socket FCLGA1366 LGA1156
Package FC-LGA10 --
Memory Type DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision Up to 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x16, 2x8, 4x4
Market Segment Server --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Xeon X5660
Intel
Xeon X3470
Intel

Model Number

Xeon X5660
X5660
Xeon X3470
X3470

Core Name

Xeon X5660
Westmere-EP
Xeon X3470
--

Socket

Xeon X5660
FCLGA1366
Xeon X3470
LGA1156

Package

Xeon X5660
FC-LGA10
Xeon X3470
--

Memory Type

Xeon X5660
DDR3 800/1066/1333
Xeon X3470
DDR3 800/1066/1333

ECC Support

Xeon X5660
Yes
Xeon X3470
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon X5660
Up to 3.0
Xeon X3470
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon X5660
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Xeon X3470
1x16, 2x8, 4x4

Market Segment

Xeon X5660
Server
Xeon X3470
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon X5660
Yes
Xeon X3470
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon X5660 Xeon X3470
Process 32 nm 45 nm
Die Area 239 mm² --
Transistor Count 1,170 --
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Xeon X5660
32 nm
Xeon X3470
45 nm

Die Area

Xeon X5660
239 mm²
Xeon X3470
--

Transistor Count

Xeon X5660
1,170
Xeon X3470
--

Manufacturer

Xeon X5660
Intel
Xeon X3470
--

Word Size

Xeon X5660
64-bit
Xeon X3470
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon X5660 Xeon X3470
GPU HD Graphics 4600 UHD Graphics 630
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz 1050 MHz

GPU

Xeon X5660
HD Graphics 4600
Xeon X3470
UHD Graphics 630

GPU Designer

Xeon X5660
Intel
Xeon X3470
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon X5660
1100 MHz
Xeon X3470
1050 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon X5660 Xeon X3470
AES
AVX2
EIST
EPT
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