Xeon E5430 vs X5460

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5460
2007
120 Watt
1.68
+15.1%

Xeon X5460 outperforms Xeon E5430 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20822202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.281.66
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5430 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.

Base clock speed3.16 GHz2.66 GHz
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature63 °C67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5430 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.

SocketLGA771LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching++
FSB parity++

Security technologies

Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5460 and Xeon E5430 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT--

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
+15.1%
Xeon E5430 1.46

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
+14.9%
Xeon E5430 2238

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
+15.9%
Xeon E5430 359

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
+12.7%
Xeon E5430 1055

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.68 1.46
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon X5460 has a 15.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon E5430, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5430 in performance tests.


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