Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 processor review

Xeon E5-2660 v3 processor released by Intel; release date: Q3'14. The processor is designed for server-computers and based on Haswell microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 10, threads - 20. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.30 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 79°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm.

Supported memory types: DDR4 1600/1866/2133. Maximum memory size: 768 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA2011-3. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 2. Power consumption (TDP): 105 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

1797

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

22024

Geekbench 4
Single Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

5311

754

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

36691

5962

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1797
PassMark - CPU mark	22024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5962

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1383
Processor Number	E5-2660V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	10
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V

Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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)