Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3 with 10 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 with 12 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.7GHz)
Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 25MB)
Lower TDP (130W vs 135W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3
+47%
1046
Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2
710
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3
+18%
6173
Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2
5194
Blender
Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3
+12%
149
Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2
133
General Parameters
Nov 2014
Release Date
Sep 2013
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Ivy Bridge-EP
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
135 W
Power Consumption
130 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
10
Total Core Count
12
20
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29.0
Multiplier
27.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133,DDR3-2133
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
40
PCIe Lanes
-
