Intel Xeon E5 2450 v2 vs Intel Xeon X5660
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2450 v2 with 8 cores 2.5GHz 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 E5 2450 v2 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 6 months late
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Intel Xeon X5660 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2450 v2
+7%
504
Intel Xeon X5660
471
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2450 v2
+47%
3059
Intel Xeon X5660
2075
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Mar 2010
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EN
Core Architecture
Westmere-EP
Intel Socket 1356
Socket
Intel Socket 1366
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EN)
Generation
Xeon (Westmere-EP)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
1.17 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
95 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
239 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
21.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
Max Memory Channels
3
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
2
