Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-1660 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 E5-2637 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 64°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1917 vs 1805
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12040 vs 8405
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs March 2012
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1917 vs 1805
PassMark - CPU mark 12040 vs 8405

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 777 vs 748
  • Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4774 vs 3176
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 777 vs 748
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4774 vs 3176

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1917
1805
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12040
8405
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
748
777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3176
4774
Name Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660
PassMark - Single thread mark 1917 1805
PassMark - CPU mark 12040 8405
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 748 777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3176 4774

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date September 2013 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $1,090 $290
Place in performance rating 1510 1513
Price now $709 $1,226.66
Processor Number E5-2637V2 E5-1660
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 3.91 2.97
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 0 QPI
Die size 160 mm 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 64°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 8 12
Transistor count 1400 million 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V 0.60V - 1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 256 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 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® AVX Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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

Virtualization

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