Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2194 vs 1927
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 888 vs 834

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2194 vs 1927
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	888 vs 834

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 89.9°C vs 70°C
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26512 vs 13570
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8521 vs 6851

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	89.9°C vs 70°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26512 vs 13570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8521 vs 6851

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2194

1927

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13570

26512

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

888

834

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6851

8521

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2194	1927
PassMark - CPU mark	13570	26512
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	888	834
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6851	8521
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5872

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1161	1162
Processor Number	E5-1660V4	E5-2690V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	89.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	16	24
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
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	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
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® AVX2
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)