Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4620 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

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1974 vs 1574
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1974 vs 1574

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

  • Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 65.9°C
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16970 vs 12493
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 75°C vs 65.9°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 16970 vs 12493

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1974
1574
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12493
16970
Name Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1974 1574
PassMark - CPU mark 12493 16970
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7564

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'14 Q1'14
Place in performance rating 1300 1294
Processor Number E5-1660V3 E5-4620V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 65.9°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.00 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

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 4
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0 mm 52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 95 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 4S 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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)