Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5 1660 v2

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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 with 12 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon E5 1660 v2 with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 1866)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (120W vs 130W)

Intel Xeon E5 1660 v2 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 +15%

945

Intel Xeon E5 1660 v2

818

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 +92%

7467

Intel Xeon E5 1660 v2

3870

Blender

Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 +157%

180

Intel Xeon E5 1660 v2

70

Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3

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Intel Xeon E5 1660 v2

General Parameters

Jan 2015

Release Date

Sep 2013

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Haswell-EP

Core Architecture

Ivy Bridge-E

Intel Socket 2011-3

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-E)

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

1.86 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

130 W

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Peak Operating Temperature

70 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

356 mm²

Die Size

257 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

12

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

37.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

15 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3,DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR3-1866

4

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

40

PCIe Lanes

-

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