Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
  • 4 more threads: 24 vs 20
  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 79°C
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22361 vs 22108
  • Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7047 vs 5962
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 10
Number of threads 24 vs 20
Maximum core temperature 84.5°C vs 79°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 22361 vs 22108
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7047 vs 5962

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
  • Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1804 vs 1708
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 754 vs 705
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1804 vs 1708
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 754 vs 705

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1708
1804
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22361
22108
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
705
754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7047
5962
Name Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1708 1804
PassMark - CPU mark 22361 22108
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 705 754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7047 5962

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Haswell
Launch date Q3'14 Q3'14
Place in performance rating 1366 1374
Processor Number E5-2670V3 E5-2660V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 84.5°C 79°C
Maximum frequency 3.10 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 12 10
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 24 20
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.65V–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR4 1600/1866/2133

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 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)