Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Xeon X5260 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.
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Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA771

Clockspeed: 3.3 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 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5260 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 98.30

Overall Rank:
4024th fastest in multithreading out of 5448 CPUs
2801st fastest in single threading out of 5448 CPUs
1108th fastest in out of 1178 Server CPUs

Last Price Change: $13.00 USD (2021-07-29)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1278

Single Thread Rating

1411

^%
Samples: 45*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,288
Thread: 1,383

^%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math	5,313 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,494 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,633 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	328.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,317 KBytes/Sec
Physics	119 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	449 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,411 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of November 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,953
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,040
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,315
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,276
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,387
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		9,294
Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz		1,278

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz		98.30
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.69
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.80
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		40.42
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		36.32
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
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 14th of November 2025 - 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 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,125
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		2,039
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,934
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,786
Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz		1,411
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,093

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2799917 - Jul 30 2025		1479
BL1372329 - Feb 19 2021		1354
BL1369381 - Feb 12 2021		1225
BL1369291 - Feb 12 2021		1233
BL1291768 - Sep 06 2020		1012

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz		1,278
Intel Xeon W3503 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,125 (-12.0%)
Intel Xeon W3505 @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,163 (-9.0%)
Intel Xeon E3113 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,429 (+11.8%)
AMD Opteron 2220 vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,106 (-13.4%)
AMD Opteron 2218 vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,036 (-18.9%)
Intel Xeon E3110 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,295 (+1.3%)
Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5260		963 (-24.6%)
AMD Opteron 2378 vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,864 (+45.9%)
Intel Xeon X5272 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,451 (+13.5%)
Intel Xeon L3110 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,338 (+4.7%)
Intel Xeon L5240 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,337 (+4.6%)
AMD Opteron 2222 vs Intel Xeon X5260		1,198 (-6.2%)

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