Intel Xeon E5-2689 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2689 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2689

Intel Xeon E5-2660

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2689

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 123.121 vs 53.899
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.974 vs 0.842

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.121 vs 53.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.974 vs 0.842

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660

Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 73 °C vs 52°C
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.383 vs 9.219
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.689 vs 3.868
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.508 vs 9.539

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	73 °C vs 52°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.383 vs 9.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.689 vs 3.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.508 vs 9.539

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2689
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.219

9.383

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

123.121

53.899

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.974

0.842

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.868

4.689

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.539

12.508

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon E5-2660
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.219	9.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.121	53.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.974	0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.868	4.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.539	12.508
PassMark - Single thread mark		1354
PassMark - CPU mark		14075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		549
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4175

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2689	Intel Xeon E5-2660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	6 Mar 2012	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2155	2150
Processor Number	E5-2689	E5-2660
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$85
Price now		$102
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		32.05
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	52°C	73 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	16
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	0.60V-1.35V
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)