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Xeon X3460

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.8 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 67.7% (448th of 1442)

Based on 780 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000106E5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3460 @ 2.80GHz
Poor: 54%Average: 67.7% Great: 78%
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon X3460 averaged 32.3% 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 89.6Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 77.7Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X3460 is 24.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X3460 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 357Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 352Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 780 samples)
Rank 44867.7%
Min Avg Max
76.4 Memory 89.6 96.6
49.4 1-Core 77.7 96.3
97.4 2-Core 147 188
64.1% 105 Pts
Min Avg Max
164 4-Core 252 342
245 8-Core 352 453
37.9% 302 Pts
Min Avg Max
249 64-Core 357 457
22.1% 357 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
79.6% Very good
Memory 95.1
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 191
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 463
52% 409 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
67% Good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 79.6
2-Core 147
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 323
35% 279 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
64.9% Good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 73.4
2-Core 127
60% 95.9 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 323
35% 277 Pts
64-Core 336
21% 336 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
59.2% Above average
Memory 84.7
1-Core 67.1
2-Core 119
57% 90.2 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 241
28% 216 Pts
64-Core 253
16% 253 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
59% Above average
Memory 80.1
1-Core 66.5
2-Core 130
56% 92.2 Pts
4-Core 207
8-Core 308
32% 258 Pts
64-Core 309
19% 309 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
58.1% Above average
Memory 79.5
1-Core 64.4
2-Core 123
55% 88.8 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 284
30% 242 Pts
64-Core 286
18% 286 Pts
Node 1 Socket 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
57.3% Above average
Memory 76.5
1-Core 64.3
2-Core 130
55% 90.2 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 282
31% 246 Pts
64-Core 286
18% 286 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
53.6% Above average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 68.2
2-Core 121
56% 89.6 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 164
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,751,555 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

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CPU
Xeon X3460IntelBench 68%, 780 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples821x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples455x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples424x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor X3460 (8M Cache, 2.80 GHz)
Code NameLynnfield
Launch DateQ3'09
Processor NumberX3460
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.6500V-1.4000V
Recommended Price$328.00 - $339.00
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.46 GHz
Bus Speed2.5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP95 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ4'12

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision2.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16, 2x8, 4x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

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
vPro TechNo

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedLGA1156
Processing Die Size296 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors774 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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its the only 20 dollar processor that will run cyberpunk and the like in 2021

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Terrible

4 years ago.

Offers no relevant information.

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Excellent

18 months ago.

Running Fornite in 2022 with A ( GTX 980Ti 6gb G1 Edition ) , at 150+FPS

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Terrible

4 years ago.

Uh... WTF?!!

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