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Xeon X5660

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.8 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 71.3% (375th of 1442)

more Based on 6,950 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000206C2, 1FABFBFF000106A4, , BFEBFBFF000206C1, 17CBFBFF000206C2, 1FABFBFF000206C2, 0000000000000000, 0FEBFBFF000206C2, 1FABFBFF00020651, 1F8BFBFF000206C2, 0F8BFBFF000206C2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5660 @ 2.80GHz
Poor: 60%Average: 71.3% Great: 85%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon X5660 averaged 28.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 88.6Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 293Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X5660 is 25%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X5660 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 535Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 453Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,950 samples)
Rank 37571.3%
Min Avg Max
77.7 Memory 88.6 96.6
58.5 1-Core 76.3 104
116 2-Core 153 206
64.2% 106 Pts
Min Avg Max
213 4-Core 293 403
321 8-Core 453 628
46.2% 373 Pts
Min Avg Max
366 64-Core 535 778
33.1% 535 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
90% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 715
71% 580 Pts
64-Core 817
51% 817 Pts
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 691
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 820
51% 820 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
74.5% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 67.9
2-Core 140
62% 100 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 442
47% 373 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
72.7% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 93.2
2-Core 186
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 508
53% 424 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
72.2% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 78.3
2-Core 155
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 301
8-Core 438
46% 370 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
70.9% Very good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 77.9
2-Core 157
64% 107 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 426
45% 362 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 75.2
2-Core 151
63% 104 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 411
45% 356 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
69.7% Good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 75.1
2-Core 157
63% 105 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 451
47% 376 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
59.3% Above average
Memory 81.6
1-Core 45.4
2-Core 98
49% 75 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 347
33% 274 Pts
64-Core 341
21% 341 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,718,939 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
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System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

CPU
Xeon X5660IntelBench 71%, 6,950 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples172x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples155x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples126x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples145x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples75x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples54x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples648x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples576x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples324x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $87

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor X5660 (12M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameWestmere EP
Launch DateQ1'10
Processor NumberX5660
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.750V-1.350V
Recommended Price$1219.00 - $1222.00
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.2 GHz
Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size288 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions40-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes

Package

Package Size42.5mmX45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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TUR-User
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5,522

Excellent

3 months ago.

Mobil oyun için çok iyi işlemci

AUS-User
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3,948

Excellent

2 years ago.

Its great 0.25 bottleneck with gtx1050ti

NLD-User
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3,510

Excellent

4 years ago.

i like the poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh he das vies bitter

TrunkBuilder
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Excellent

2 years ago.

homelab use

dlxmax
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4

Excellent

2 years ago.

Still has tons of performance!

Jazzquatch
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2

Excellent

3 years ago.

4.20Ghz, I don't see any reason to upgrade other than SATA3

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