Intel Xeon w5-3425 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-3425 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 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 w5-3425

  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3354 vs 1906
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36867 vs 26403
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3354 vs 1906
PassMark - CPU mark 36867 vs 26403

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
  • 4 more threads: 28 vs 24
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 270 Watt
Number of cores 14 vs 12
Number of threads 28 vs 24
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-3425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3354
1906
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36867
26403
Name Intel Xeon w5-3425 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 3354 1906
PassMark - CPU mark 36867 26403
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 25358

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon w5-3425 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Essentials

Launch date 15 Feb 2023 Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP) $1189
Place in performance rating 255 237
Architecture codename Broadwell
Processor Number E5-2660V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.00 GHz
Die size 4x 477 mm²
L1 cache 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 30MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72°C
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 12 14
Number of threads 24 28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Number of QPI Links 2

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 112 Lanes, (CPU only) x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
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 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
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)