Pentium G2010 vs Xeon X5460

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5460
2007
120 Watt
1.62
+60.4%
Pentium G2010
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.01

Xeon X5460 outperforms Pentium G2010 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20992468
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.281.74
Architecture codenameno dataIvy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)21 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$466

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010 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 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data94 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010 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
SocketLGA771FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010.

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 1.62
+60.4%
Pentium G2010 1.01

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
+61%
Pentium G2010 1599

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 417
Pentium G2010 441
+5.8%

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 1186
+84.2%
Pentium G2010 644

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 1.01
Recency 1 October 2007 21 January 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon X5460 has a 60.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium G2010, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 118.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2010 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5460 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G2010 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5460 and Pentium G2010, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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