Intel Xeon E5-2660 processor review

Xeon E5-2660 processor released by Intel; release date: March 2012. At the time of release, the processor cost $85. The processor is designed for server-computers and based on Sandy Bridge EP microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 8, threads - 16. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.00 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 73 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 32 nm. Cache size: L1 - 64 KB (per core), L2 - 256 KB (per core), L3 - 20480 KB (shared).

Supported memory types: DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 384 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA2011. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 2. Power consumption (TDP): 95 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

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4760

1357

PassMark
CPU mark

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154674

14146

Geekbench 4
Single Core

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5311

549

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

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36691

4175

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

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97.640 mPixels/s

9.383 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

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741.453 Frames/s

53.899 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

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4.623 Frames/s

0.842 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

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49.002 Frames/s

4.689 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

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218.231 mHash/s

12.508 mHash/s

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1357
PassMark - CPU mark	14146
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	549
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	9.383 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	53.899 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	0.842 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	4.689 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	12.508 mHash/s

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$85
Place in performance rating	2056
Price now	$102
Processor Number	E5-2660
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	32.05
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V

Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)