Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2690

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1973 vs 1678
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 670
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7564 vs 5108

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1973 vs 1678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7564 vs 5108

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 72.0 °C vs 65.9°C
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16687 vs 12519

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.0 °C vs 65.9°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16687 vs 12519

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1973

1678

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12519

16687

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

907

670

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7564

5108

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2690
PassMark - Single thread mark	1973	1678
PassMark - CPU mark	12519	16687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907	670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7564	5108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		253.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		42.625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2690
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1313	1316
Processor Number	E5-1660V3	E5-2690
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$397
Price now		$159
Value for money (0-100)		25.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.9°C	72.0 °C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	16	16
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.60V-1.35V
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 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	384 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	2
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	135 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	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
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)