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| Intel Xeon X5670 vs X5660 |
Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon X5670
- 2.93 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X5670
![]() | Higher clock speed 2.93 GHz | ![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.33 GHz |
![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.29 GHz |
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Released March, 2010
Intel Xeon X5660
- 2.8 GHz
- Hexa core
Reasons to buy the X5660
![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.73 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of X5670 vs X5660 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Higher clock speed | 2.93 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
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Higher turbo clock speed | 3.33 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.29 GHz | vs | 4.13 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.73 GHz | vs | 4.5 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon X5670 vs X5660
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
24,364
Xeon X5660
20,633
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
2,341
Xeon X5660
2,274
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
1,590,000 MB/s
Xeon X5660
1,520,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
13,847
Xeon X5660
13,744
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon X5670
14,780
Xeon X5660
15,447
GeekBench
Xeon X5670
14,780
Xeon X5660
15,447
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon X5670
8,013
Xeon X5660
7,804
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon X5670
1,347
Xeon X5660
1,279
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon X5670 | vs | X5660 |
---|---|---|---|
Clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa core | Hexa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 95W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 8.54 pt/W | 8.02 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 77.19W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Triple Channel | Triple Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 31,999.98 MB/s | 31,999.98 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 294,912 MB | 294,912 MB |
details | Xeon X5670 | vs | X5660 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 12 | 12 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.33 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
Clock multiplier | 22 | 21 | |
Voltage range | 0.75 - 1.35V | 0.75 - 1.35V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 81.3°C | Unknown - 81.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 8 | 2 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.29 GHz | 4.13 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.5 GHz | 4.73 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.29 GHz | 4.13 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
Data rate | 51,200 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 3,200 MHz |
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