Intel Xeon E 2356G vs Intel Xeon X5660

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Intel Xeon E-2356G

Intel Xeon X5660

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E 2356G with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Xeon X5660 with 6 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E 2356G 's Advantages

Released 11 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.8GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (80W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E 2356G +378%

2252

Intel Xeon X5660

471

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E 2356G +93%

4017

Intel Xeon X5660

2075

Intel Xeon E 2356G

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Intel Xeon X5660

General Parameters

Sep 2021

Release Date

Mar 2010

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Rocket Lake-E

Core Architecture

Westmere-EP

Intel Socket 1200

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

UHD Graphics P750

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Rocket Lake-E)

Generation

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Package

-

Transistor Count

1.17 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

95 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

276 mm²

Die Size

239 mm²

CPU Performance

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

21.0

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

2

20

PCIe Lanes

-

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