Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-1660 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 77.7°C vs 70°C
3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10525 vs 10302

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	77.7°C vs 70°C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10525 vs 10302

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2122 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2122 vs 1486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1486

2122

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10525

10302

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1486	2122
PassMark - CPU mark	10525	10302
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		816
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.593

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v3	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'15	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1535	1545
Processor Number	E5-4620V3	E5-1660V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,809
Price now		$1,808.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.7°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	10	6
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	20	12
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		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	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	130 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	4S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)