Xeon X5660 vs EPYC 9754

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9754
2023
128 cores / 256 threads, 360 Watt
63.24
+1569%
Xeon X5660
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.79

EPYC 9754 outperforms Xeon X5660 by a whopping 1569% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754 and Xeon X5660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking121469
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.033.05
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency16.623.78
Architecture codenameBergamo (2023)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$11,900$33

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5660 has 196% better value for money than EPYC 9754.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754 and Xeon X5660 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1286 (Hexa-Core)
Threads25612
Base clock speed2.25 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm32 nm
Die size8x 73 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Number of transistors71,000 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754 and Xeon X5660 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration22
SocketSP5FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)360 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon X5660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9754 and Xeon X5660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon X5660 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon X5660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data288 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data32 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon X5660.

PCIe version5.02.0
PCI Express lanes128no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 9754 63.24
+1569%
Xeon X5660 3.79

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 9754 100460
+1570%
Xeon X5660 6015

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 63.24 3.79
Recency 13 June 2023 16 March 2010
Physical cores 128 6
Threads 256 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 360 Watt 95 Watt

EPYC 9754 has a 1568.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 2033.3% more physical cores and 2033.3% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon X5660, on the other hand, has 278.9% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9754 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5660 in performance tests.


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