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Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Xeon X5660 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.

Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5660 @ 2.80GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5660 @ 2.80GHz, Intel Xeon CPU X5660 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 599.05

Overall Rank:
1898th fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
2696th fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
784th fastest in out of 1106 Server CPUs

Last Price Change: $9.98 USD (2024-12-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5979
Single Thread Rating
1366

Samples: 331*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,256
Thread: 1,308

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math24,988 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,579 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,334 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,169 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression101,764 KBytes/Sec
Physics453 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,858 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,366 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 40,160
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,163
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 33,696
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 28,044
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 25,211
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,412
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,290
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,393
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 6,994
Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
 5,979
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
 599.05
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 82.15
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.87
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 45.90
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 30.13
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
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,000
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,615
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,679
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,009
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,935
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,791
Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
 1,366
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
 1,092
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2633216 - May 18 2025
8652
BL2537144 - Apr 07 2025
6405
BL2495395 - Mar 20 2025
6271
BL2492945 - Mar 19 2025
6233
BL2471777 - Mar 10 2025
8638
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
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Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
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Intel Xeon E5-2640 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
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Intel Xeon E5-2630 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 6,073 (+1.6%)