[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon 5160 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA771

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 2^# Threads: 2^#

Typical TDP: 80 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 4096 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5160 @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 28.09

Overall Rank:
683rd fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $87.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2021-04-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2444

Single Thread Rating

1204

Samples: 15*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,857
Thread: 1,147

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	10,515 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,060 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,630 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	656.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	51,868 KBytes/Sec
Physics	192 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	995 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,204 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of January 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of January 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of January 2026.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 17th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,040
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,240
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,244
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,335
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,380
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz		2,444

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.34
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.64
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		36.30
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz		28.09
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.36
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,371
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz		1,204
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,093

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3179814 - Jan 01 2026		2609
BL3179808 - Jan 01 2026		2609
BL3179683 - Jan 01 2026		2612
BL2440537 - Feb 25 2025		2615
BL2236230 - Nov 03 2024		2596

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz
As of 17th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz		2,444
Intel Xeon X5550 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		3,036 (+24.2%)
Intel Xeon X3220 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		1,973 (-19.3%)
Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		2,805 (+14.8%)
Intel Xeon X5482 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		2,755 (+12.7%)
Intel Xeon E5506 @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		1,961 (-19.7%)
Intel Xeon L5410 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		1,853 (-24.2%)
Intel Xeon X3460 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		2,951 (+20.8%)
Intel Xeon X5570 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		3,306 (+35.3%)
Intel Xeon E5450 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		2,581 (+5.6%)
Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		2,426 (-0.7%)
Intel Xeon X3363 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Xeon 5160		2,382 (-2.5%)
AMD Opteron 3250 HE vs Intel Xeon 5160		2,061 (-15.7%)

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