Xeon Max 9460 vs X5675

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5675 and Xeon Max 9460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1410	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.08	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	4.01	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$162	$8,750

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5675 and Xeon Max 9460 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)	40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads	12	80
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	97.5 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	239 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	77 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5675 and Xeon Max 9460 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon Max 9460. 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
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5675 and Xeon Max 9460 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 X5675 and Xeon Max 9460 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon Max 9460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
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 X5675 and Xeon Max 9460.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	10 January 2023
Physical cores	6	40
Threads	12	80
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

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