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| Intel Xeon E5-2670 vs E5-2660 |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2670
- 2.6 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2670
![]() | Much higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | ![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 80 °C | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.13 GHz |
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Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2660
- 2.2 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the E5-2660
![]() | Lower typical power consumption 77.19W | ![]() | Lower annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year |
![]() | Lower annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.17 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
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Higher turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 80 °C | vs | 73 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.13 GHz | vs | 2.65 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 93.44W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.17 GHz | vs | 3.08 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2670 vs E5-2660
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2670
14,255
Xeon E5-2660
6,800
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2670
2,209
Xeon E5-2660
1,918
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2670
1,740,000 MB/s
Xeon E5-2660
1,540,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2670
22,189
Xeon E5-2660
18,896
GeekBench
Xeon E5-2670
22,189
Xeon E5-2660
18,896
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon E5-2670
12,270
Xeon E5-2660
13,435
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon E5-2670
1,590
Xeon E5-2660
1,445
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2670 | vs | E5-2660 |
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Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Octa core | Octa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 2011 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 115W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 27.7 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 100.74 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 7.31 pt/W | 7.69 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 93.44W | 77.19W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 51,200 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 393,216 MB | 393,216 MB |
details | Xeon E5-2670 | vs | E5-2660 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 16 | 16 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 20 MB | 20 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
Clock multiplier | 33 | 30 | |
Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 0.6 - 1.35V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 80°C | Unknown - 73°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 3 | 1 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.13 GHz | 2.65 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.08 GHz | 3.17 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.13 GHz | 2.65 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 | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
Data rate | 64,000 MB/s | 64,000 MB/s | |
Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 4,000 MHz |
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