Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1973 vs 1955

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1973 vs 1955

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 65.9°C
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 17% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 12519
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3508 vs 907
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30097 vs 7564

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 65.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28233 vs 12519
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3508 vs 907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30097 vs 7564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1973

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12519

28233

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

907

3508

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7564

30097

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1973	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	12519	28233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907	3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7564	30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'14	10 March 2016
Place in performance rating	1313	129
Processor Number	E5-1660V3	E5-2680V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,745
Price now		$1,762.90
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.9°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	16	28
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache		448 KB
L2 cache		3.5 MB
L3 cache		35 MB
Transistor count		4700 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	120 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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None