Intel

Xeon X5560

Xeon X5560
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Effective Speed -63%Effective Speed -63%Average Score -170%Memory 9%, 1-Core -179%, 2-Core -187%, 4-Core -216%, 8-Core -276%Overclocked Score -156%1-Core -163%, 2-Core -166%, 4-Core -199%, 8-Core -255%, Memory 1%Value & Sentiment -94%User Rating -94%Nice To Haves -363%64-Core -437%, 64-Core -471%, Age -180%

Average Bench: 65.1% (500^th of 1442)

Based on 6 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000106A4 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5560 @ 2.80GHz

Poor: 58%Average: 65.1% Great: 70%

Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon X5560 averaged 34.8% 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 90.3Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 66.3Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X5560 is just 11.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X5560 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 331Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 313Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)

Rank 50065.1%

Min	Avg	Max
78.2	Memory 90.3	93.5
60.1	1-Core 66.3	74.3
104	2-Core 126	145
59.5% 94.4 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
189	4-Core 220	252
268	8-Core 313	360
33.4% 266 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
303	64-Core 331	376
20.5% 331 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

SWE-User, 7 years ago.Xeon X5560,

1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz

69.7% Good

Memory 93.2

1-Core 74.3

2-Core 145

64% 104 Pts

4-Core 252

8-Core 360

38% 306 Pts

64-Core 376

23% 376 Pts

IRN-User, 6 years ago.Xeon X5560,

Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)

67.2% Good

Memory 92.3

1-Core 70.5

2-Core 143

63% 102 Pts

4-Core 230

8-Core 341

36% 286 Pts

64-Core 345

21% 345 Pts

USA-User, 5 years ago.Xeon X5560,

1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

66.9% Good

Memory 93.5

1-Core 67.6

2-Core 128

61% 96.2 Pts

4-Core 220

8-Core 324

34% 272 Pts

64-Core 341

21% 341 Pts

USA-User, 5 years ago.Xeon X5560,

1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)

65.7% Good

Memory 93.1

1-Core 62.2

2-Core 124

59% 92.9 Pts

4-Core 214

8-Core 281

32% 247 Pts

64-Core 314

19% 314 Pts

USA-User, 7 years ago.Xeon X5560,

1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

63% Good

Memory 91.4

1-Core 60.1

2-Core 104

56% 85 Pts

4-Core 189

8-Core 301

30% 245 Pts

64-Core 303

19% 303 Pts

USA-User, 3 years ago.Xeon X5560,

1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

58.2% Above average

Memory 78.2

1-Core 63.1

2-Core 116

54% 85.8 Pts

4-Core 215

8-Core 268

31% 242 Pts

64-Core 306

19% 306 Pts

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Xeon® Processor X5560 (8M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Nehalem EP
Launch Date	Q1'09
Processor Number	X5560
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.75V -1.35V
Recommended Price	N/A
Clock Speed	2.80 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	2
Max TDP	95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	144 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	40-bit
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	Yes

Package

Package Size	42.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration	2
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366
Processing Die Size	263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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