Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5 1660
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3 with 6 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E5 1660 with 6 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
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)
Intel Xeon E5 1660 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3
+26%
1032
Intel Xeon E5 1660
818
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v3
3719
Intel Xeon E5 1660
+4%
3870
General Parameters
Sep 2014
Release Date
Mar 2012
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Sandy Bridge-E
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
2.27 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
85 W
Power Consumption
130 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
435 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
33.0
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
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-1866
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
40
PCIe Lanes
-
