Intel Xeon E5 1660 vs Xeon W5590

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Intel Xeon E5-1660

Intel Xeon W5590

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1660 with 6 cores 3.3GHz and Xeon W5590 with 4 cores 3.333GHz . 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

Released 2 years and 7 months late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)

Xeon W5590 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Score

Intel Xeon E5 1660

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Xeon W5590

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Aug 2009

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-E

Core Architecture

Gainestown

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)

Generation

Xeon(Gainestown)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

0.731 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

130 W

Power Consumption

130 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

263 mm²

CPU Performance

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.333 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

33.0

Multiplier

25.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

4

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

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