Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Intel Core i5-660

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Intel Core i5-660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Intel Core i5-660

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
46.9x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 16.38 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1770 vs 1433
10x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24280 vs 2418
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 713 vs 524
6.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 1157
40.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.094 vs 0.226
6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 78.362 vs 13.08
16.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.114 vs 0.068
14.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.329 vs 0.306
8.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.027 vs 1.375

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 16.38 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770 vs 1433
PassMark - CPU mark	24280 vs 2418
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713 vs 524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890 vs 1157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.094 vs 0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.362 vs 13.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.114 vs 0.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.329 vs 0.306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.027 vs 1.375

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-660

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

1433

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24280

2418

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

524

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7890

1157

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.094

0.226

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

78.362

13.08

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.114

0.068

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.329

0.306

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.027

1.375

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Core i5-660
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770	1433
PassMark - CPU mark	24280	2418
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713	524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890	1157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.094	0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.362	13.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.114	0.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.329	0.306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.027	1.375

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Core i5-660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Clarkdale
Launch date	Q3'14	January 2010
Place in performance rating	1739	2974
Processor Number	E5-2680V3	i5-660
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$70
Price now		$49
Value for money (0-100)		19.54
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V	0.6500V-1.4000V
Die size		81 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	73 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8
Scalability	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® SSE4.2
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	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2