Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-1660 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Intel Xeon E5-1660

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 66.7°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2123 vs 1789
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10394 vs 8369
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 914 vs 777
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5178 vs 4774

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	66.7°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123 vs 1789
PassMark - CPU mark	10394 vs 8369
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	914 vs 777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5178 vs 4774

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2123

1789

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10394

8369

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

914

777

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5178

4774

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	Intel Xeon E5-1660
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123	1789
PassMark - CPU mark	10394	8369
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	914	777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5178	4774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	249.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.407

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	Intel Xeon E5-1660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1022	1616
Processor Number	E5-1650V3	E5-1660
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$290
Price now		$1,226.66
Value for money (0-100)		2.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	0 QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.7°C	64°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	0	0
Number of threads	12	12
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.60V - 1.35V
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
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® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)