Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 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 E5-1660 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 750
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7564 vs 6437

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7564 vs 6437

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 65.9°C
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1994 vs 1973
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20571 vs 12485

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 65.9°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1994 vs 1973
PassMark - CPU mark	20571 vs 12485

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1973

1994

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12485

20571

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

907

750

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7564

6437

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1973	1994
PassMark - CPU mark	12485	20571
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907	750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7564	6437

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1216	1226
Processor Number	E5-1660V3	E5-2687WV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,605
Price now		$2,104.47
Value for money (0-100)		2.31
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.9°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	16	16
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
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	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	150 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 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	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)