Intel Xeon X5660 vs Xeon E 2278GEL

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Intel Xeon X5660

Intel Xeon E-2278GEL

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5660 with 6 cores 2.8GHz and Xeon E 2278GEL with 8 cores 2GHz . 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 2GHz)

Xeon E 2278GEL 's Advantages

Released 9 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (35W vs 95W)

Score

Intel Xeon X5660

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Xeon E 2278GEL

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Jun 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake-S WS

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics P630

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Xeon E (Coffee Lake)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

35 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

180 mm²

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

3

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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