V-Series V160 vs Xeon X5687

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5687 and V-Series V160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1564	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.48	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD V-Series
Power efficiency	2.43	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	1 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$121	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5687 and V-Series V160 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	4 (Quad-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	8	1
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.86 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3200 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5687 and V-Series V160 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5687 and V-Series V160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
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 X5687 and V-Series V160 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 X5687 and V-Series V160 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5687 and V-Series V160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
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 X5687 and V-Series V160.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	1 December 2010
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	8	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	25 Watt

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