Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 79°C
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1906
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 26434
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3508 vs 3364
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30097 vs 25358

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 79°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955 vs 1906
PassMark - CPU mark	28233 vs 26434
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3508 vs 3364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30097 vs 25358

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26434

28233

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3364

3508

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

25358

30097

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1906	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	26434	28233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3364	3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25358	30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	10 March 2016
Place in performance rating	217	129
Processor Number	E5-2660V4	E5-2680V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,745
Price now		$1,762.90
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	14	14
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	28	28
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache		448 KB
L2 cache		3.5 MB
L3 cache		35 MB
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	120 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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None