[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 4^# Threads: 8^#

Typical TDP: 95 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5560 @ 2.80GHz, Intel Xeon CPU X5560 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 27.98

Overall Rank:
562nd fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $200.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2023-05-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5596

Single Thread Rating

1317

Samples: 9*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,212
Thread: 1,312

^#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 X5560 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	32,583 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,812 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,756 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,124 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	134,667 KBytes/Sec
Physics	459 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,773 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,317 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of May 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of May 2025.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX		75,699
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,156
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,163
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,123
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		33,975
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,044
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,426
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,281
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,395
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		6,992
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz		5,596

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		82.22
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.83
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		45.89
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		36.81
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX		35.79
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz		27.98
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
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX		3,321
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,678
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,123
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,008
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,935
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,790
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,327
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz		1,317
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,092

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2622928 - May 14 2025		5789
BL2329670 - Jan 08 2025		3523
BL2141143 - Jul 09 2024		6404
BL2003599 - Jan 22 2024 [Excluded]		6117
BL1748012 - Feb 18 2023 [Excluded]		5909

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz		5,596
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,992 (+24.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,192 (+10.7%)
Intel Xeon X5687 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		5,349 (-4.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 V2 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,348 (+13.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1275 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		5,498 (-1.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		5,370 (-4.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,770 (+21.0%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,697 (+19.7%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4112 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,521 (+16.5%)
Intel Xeon D-1622 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,205 (+10.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		5,959 (+6.5%)
Intel Xeon D-1527 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		5,213 (-6.8%)

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