Athlon II X2 270 vs Xeon X5460

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5460
2007
120 Watt
1.68
+97.6%

Xeon X5460 outperforms Athlon II X2 270 by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X2 270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20792577
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.15
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.281.19
Architecture codenameno dataRegor (2009−2013)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)1 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X2 270 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed3.16 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X2 270 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771AM3
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X2 270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X2 270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X2 270 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X2 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X2 270.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Xeon X5460 1.68
+97.6%
Athlon II X2 270 0.85

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.

Xeon X5460 2572
+97.7%
Athlon II X2 270 1301

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon X5460 416
+21.3%
Athlon II X2 270 343

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon X5460 1189
+101%
Athlon II X2 270 591

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.68 0.85
Recency 1 October 2007 1 July 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X5460 has a 97.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon II X2 270, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 270 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5460 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X2 270 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5460 and Athlon II X2 270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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