Intel Xeon E5 1660 vs Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3

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Intel Xeon E5-1660

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1660 with 6 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3 with 6 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 1660 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (85W vs 130W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 1660

818

Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3 +26%

1032

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 1660 +4%

3870

Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3

3719

Intel Xeon E5 1660

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Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Sep 2014

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-E

Core Architecture

Haswell-EP

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

130 W

Power Consumption

85 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

356 mm²

CPU Performance

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33.0

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

15 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4-1866

4

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

40

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