[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: 28.49

Overall Rank:
658th 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

5699

Single Thread Rating

1334

Samples: 12*
*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	32,727 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,916 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,993 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,142 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	135,829 KBytes/Sec
Physics	456 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,917 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,334 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,818
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,745
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		28,602
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,564
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		19,158
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,107
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,279
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz		5,699

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		80.71
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.59
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz		28.49
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.23
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		NA
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of October 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 7 PRO 8845HS		3,764
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,359
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		2,067
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,930
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,720
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz		1,334
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,326

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3544315 - Jun 24 2026		6040
BL3543959 - Jun 24 2026 [Excluded]		2705
BL2804974 - Aug 01 2025 [Excluded]		5266
BL2758035 - Jul 11 2025		6074
BL2739439 - Jul 03 2025		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 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz		5,699
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,953 (+22.0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,175 (+8.4%)
Intel Xeon X5687 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		5,417 (-4.9%)
Intel Xeon X5680 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,907 (+21.2%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,479 (+13.7%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 V2 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,374 (+11.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1275 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		5,487 (-3.7%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		5,378 (-5.6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		5,330 (-6.5%)
Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		7,048 (+23.7%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,689 (+17.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5560		6,632 (+16.4%)

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