Intel Xeon X5660 vs Intel Xeon Max 9480

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Intel Xeon X5660

Intel Xeon Max 9480

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5660 with 6 cores 2.8GHz and Intel Xeon Max 9480 with 56 cores 1.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon X5660 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 1.9GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 350W)

Intel Xeon Max 9480 's Advantages

Released 12 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (112.5MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon X5660

471

Intel Xeon Max 9480 +308%

1925

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon X5660

2075

Intel Xeon Max 9480 +183%

5876

Intel Xeon X5660

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Intel Xeon Max 9480

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Sapphire Rapids HBM

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Xeon Max (Sapphire Rapids)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

350 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

4x477 mm²

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.9 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

56

12

Total Thread Count

112

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

19.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

112.5 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

-

HBM

up to 64GB

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

3

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

80

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