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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] 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.

[Dual CPU] 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: 516.28

Overall Rank:
574th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $19.96 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2024-12-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
10305
Single Thread Rating
1348

Samples: 101*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,256
Thread: 1,308
#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 X5660 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math49,449 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math21,187 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers44 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting25,761 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,778 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression202,015 KBytes/Sec
Physics634 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions5,842 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,348 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 10th 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
 19,165
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,100
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,275
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
 10,305
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
 516.28
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 80.68
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.59
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.22
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 10th 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
 2,358
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 2,067
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,929
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,720
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
 1,348
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 X5660 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3738389 - Sep 25 2026 [Excluded]
10097
BL3721792 - Sep 17 2026
10698
BL3592139 - Jul 17 2026
10465
BL3586334 - Jul 15 2026 [Excluded]
9239
BL3579314 - Jul 11 2026 [Excluded]
9028
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz
 10,305
Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 8,050 (-21.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 11,275 (+9.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 10,352 (+0.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 9,298 (-9.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 7,743 (-24.9%)
Intel Xeon X5667 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 4,697 (-54.4%)
Intel Xeon W-2133 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 12,515 (+21.4%)
Intel Xeon W-10855M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 12,227 (+18.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 11,111 (+7.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 10,525 (+2.1%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5660
 8,181 (-20.6%)
AMD Opteron 6348 vs Intel Xeon X5660
 7,850 (-23.8%)