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.

 

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 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1974 vs 1682
  • 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 1974 vs 1682
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 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16746 vs 12493
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 16746 vs 12493

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1974
1682
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12493
16746
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 1974 1682
PassMark - CPU mark 12493 16746
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 1300 1307
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)