Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs Xeon X5460

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5460
2007
120 Watt
1.62
+277%
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.43

Xeon X5460 outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2180 by a whopping 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5460 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20992972
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.280.63
Architecture codenameno dataAllendale (2006−2009)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)August 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5460 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (shared)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data77 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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
SocketLGA771775
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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 Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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 1.62
+277%
Pentium Dual-Core E2180 0.43

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 2575
+277%
Pentium Dual-Core E2180 683

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 0.43
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X5460 has a 276.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Dual-Core E2180, on the other hand, has 84.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual-Core E2180 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5460 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2180 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5460 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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