Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5 2660
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 with 6 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2660 with 8 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 95W)
Intel Xeon E5 2660 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.2GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 15MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2
422
Intel Xeon E5 2660
+90%
805
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2
3412
Intel Xeon E5 2660
+22%
4173
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Mar 2012
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Sandy Bridge-EP
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
2.27 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
95 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
435 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
22.0
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
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
