Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5 1660 v3

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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3 with 12 cores 2.6GHz and Intel Xeon E5 1660 v3 with 8 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (135W vs 140W)

Intel Xeon E5 1660 v3 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3

1015

Intel Xeon E5 1660 v3 +43%

1458

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3

6118

Intel Xeon E5 1660 v3 +45%

8915

Blender

Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3 +21%

178

Intel Xeon E5 1660 v3

146

Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3

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Intel Xeon E5 1660 v3

General Parameters

Sep 2014

Release Date

Sep 2014

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Haswell-EP

Core Architecture

Haswell-EP

Intel Socket 2011-3

Socket

Intel Socket 2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

135 W

Power Consumption

140 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

356 mm²

Die Size

356 mm²

CPU Performance

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

12

Total Core Count

8

24

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26.0

Multiplier

30.0

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

20 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

4

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

40

PCIe Lanes

40

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