Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 135 Watt

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 135 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 89.9°C vs 83
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1924 vs 1575
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26375 vs 24421

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89.9°C vs 83
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1924 vs 1575
PassMark - CPU mark	26375 vs 24421

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1575

1924

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24421

26375

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575	1924
PassMark - CPU mark	24421	26375
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		834
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8521
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5995

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1168	1181
Processor Number	E5-4660V4	E5-2690V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	83	89.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	32	24
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	135 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	2S
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® AVX2
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® 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)