Key Differences
In short — Xeon X5660 outperforms FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon X5660 is 952 days older than FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Xeon X5660
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
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Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon X5660 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
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Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Xeon | Collection | FX |
Westmere-EP | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |