Athlon II X4 640 vs Xeon X5660

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5660
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.93
+167%

Xeon X5660 outperforms Athlon II X4 640 by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5660 and Athlon II X4 640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14622192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.052.92
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.771.41
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)11 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$33$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5660 has 4% better value for money than Athlon II X4 640.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5660 and Athlon II X4 640 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size239 mm2169 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5660 and Athlon II X4 640 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5660 and Athlon II X4 640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5660 and Athlon II X4 640 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 X5660 and Athlon II X4 640 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5660 and Athlon II X4 640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5660 and Athlon II X4 640.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 X5660 3.93
+167%
Athlon II X4 640 1.47

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 X5660 6015
+168%
Athlon II X4 640 2245

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 X5660 461
+47.3%
Athlon II X4 640 313

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 X5660 2196
+131%
Athlon II X4 640 951

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.93 1.47
Recency 16 March 2010 11 May 2010
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

Xeon X5660 has a 167.3% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II X4 640, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.

The Xeon X5660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 640 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5660 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5660 and Athlon II X4 640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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