Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3 vs Xeon 6960P
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3 with 10 cores 2.9GHz and Xeon 6960P with 72 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
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.7GHz)
Lower TDP (135W vs 500W)
Xeon 6960P 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (432MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3
1046
Xeon 6960P
+73%
1811
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3
6173
Xeon 6960P
+7%
6656
General Parameters
Nov 2014
Release Date
Sep 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-AP)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
-
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
135 W
Power Consumption
500 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
102°C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
3x598 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
10 nm
-
I/O Die Size
2x 241
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
72
-
Performance Core Threads
144
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
10
Total Core Count
72
20
Total Thread Count
144
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29.0
Multiplier
27.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
432 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
-
AVX-512 FMA Ports
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133,DDR3-2133
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
3 TB
4
Max Memory Channels
12
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
