Xeon Phi 5120D vs X5660

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5660 and Xeon Phi 5120D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1469	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	3.78	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Knights Corner (2012−2014)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	17 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$33	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5660 and Xeon Phi 5120D 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads	12	240
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.05 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	239 mm2	350 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	5,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5660 and Xeon Phi 5120D 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	SFF 230-pin
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	245 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5660 and Xeon Phi 5120D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5660 and Xeon Phi 5120D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5660 and Xeon Phi 5120D are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5660 and Xeon Phi 5120D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	288 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5660 and Xeon Phi 5120D.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2010	17 June 2013
Physical cores	6	60
Threads	12	240
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	245 Watt

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