Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-1410

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-1410 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 E5-2660 v2

Intel Xeon E5-1410

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18491 vs 4844

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs May 2012
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18491 vs 4844

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 1423

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 1423

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1410

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1423

1469

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18491

4844

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1410
PassMark - Single thread mark	1423	1469
PassMark - CPU mark	18491	4844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2	Intel Xeon E5-1410
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	September 2013	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$850
Place in performance rating	1572	1573
Price now	$275.51
Processor Number	E5-2660V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	14.39
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared)	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20
Transistor count	1400 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	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 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)