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.

 

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: 1990 vs 1974
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20631 vs 12493
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 1990 vs 1974
PassMark - CPU mark 20631 vs 12493

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1974
1990
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12493
20631
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 1974 1990
PassMark - CPU mark 12493 20631
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 1300 1310
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)