Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4

Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2324 vs 1804
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 939 vs 754

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2324 vs 1804
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	939 vs 754

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 69°C
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22108 vs 7597
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5962 vs 3989

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 69°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22108 vs 7597
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5962 vs 3989

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2324

1804

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7597

22108

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

939

754

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3989

5962

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2324	1804
PassMark - CPU mark	7597	22108
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	939	754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3989	5962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1385	1374
Processor Number	E5-1630V4	E5-2660V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	20
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	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® 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	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)