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