Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-1660 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 E5-4650 v3

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 12 more threads: 24 vs 12
  • Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 77.6°C vs 64°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
  • Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10838 vs 8369
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 12
Maximum core temperature 77.6°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
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 10838 vs 8369

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660

  • Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1789 vs 1384
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1789 vs 1384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1384
1789
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10838
8369
Name Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660
PassMark - Single thread mark 1384 1789
PassMark - CPU mark 10838 8369
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4774

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q2'15 March 2012
Place in performance rating 1619 1616
Processor Number E5-4650V3 E5-1660
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $290
Price now $1,226.66
Value for money (0-100) 2.97

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 0 QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 77.6°C 64°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 12 6
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 24 12
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V - 1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 256 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
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
Scalability 4S

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
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)