Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 79°C
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 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22929 vs 21923
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2672 vs 754
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8676 vs 5962

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 79°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22929 vs 21923
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2672 vs 754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8676 vs 5962

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1802 vs 1707

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1802 vs 1707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1707

1802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22929

21923

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2672

754

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8676

5962

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1707	1802
PassMark - CPU mark	22929	21923
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2672	754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8676	5962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	841	1412
Processor Number	E5-2650V4	E5-2660V3
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	2.20 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	24	20
VID voltage range	0	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	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	105 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	2S	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)