Intel Xeon E7-4860 vs E5-2660 v3 |
Released April, 2011
Intel Xeon E7-4860
- 2.26 GHz
- Deca core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E7-4860
 | Supports more RAM 2,097,152 MB | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 |
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Released July, 2014
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
- 2.6 GHz
- Deca core
Reasons to buy the E5-2660 v3
| | Much higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | More l3 cache 25 MB | | Lower typical power consumption 85.31W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more RAM | 2,097,152 MB | vs | 786,432 MB | Supports around 2.8x more RAM | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 2.26 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.67 GHz | Around 25% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache | 25 MB | vs | 24 MB | Around 5% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 85.31W | vs | 105.63W | Around 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2014 | vs | Apr, 2011 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | Around 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon E7-4860 vs E5-2660 v3
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E7-4860 | vs | E5-2660 v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.67 GHz | 3.3 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 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 6,400 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 2,097,152 MB | 786,432 MB | |
details | Xeon E7-4860 | vs | E5-2660 v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 20 | 20 | |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 25 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.4 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 4 | 2 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69°C | Unknown - 79°C | |
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 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 105W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 25.29 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 91.98 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 85.31W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 25,600 MB/s | 76,800 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 9,600 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 3,200 MHz | 4,800 MHz | |
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