Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 75°C
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1797 vs 1373
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22024 vs 19028

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 75°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1797 vs 1373
PassMark - CPU mark	22024 vs 19028

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1797

1373

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22024

19028

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1797	1373
PassMark - CPU mark	22024	19028
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'14	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1383	1395
Processor Number	E5-2660V3	E5-4640V2
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	2.60 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	20	20
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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	2S	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)