Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 vs E5-2650 v3 |
Released July, 2014
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
- 2.6 GHz
- Deca core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
 | Much higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.6 GHz | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.6 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.44 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2660 v3 vs E5-2650 v3
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2660 v3 | vs | E5-2650 v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Deca core | Deca core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 105W | 105W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 25.29 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 91.98 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 13.11 pt/W | 7.93 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 85.31W | |
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| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 76,800 MB/s | 76,800 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 9,600 MT/s | 9,600 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 4,800 MHz | 4,800 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5-2660 v3 | vs | E5-2650 v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 20 | 20 | |
| L3 cache | 25 MB | 25 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 79°C | Unknown - 78.9°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.44 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.6 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.6 GHz | 2.44 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 6,400 MB/s | 6,400 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 786,432 MB | 786,432 MB | |
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