E1-6010 vs Xeon E5-2666 V3
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 858 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD E-Series |
| Power efficiency | 6.26 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) | Beema (2014) |
| Release date | 13 November 2014 (10 years ago) | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.35 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 25 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | 2011-3 | FT3b |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R2 Graphics |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 8 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 November 2014 | 29 April 2014 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 10 Watt |
Xeon E5-2666 V3 has an age advantage of 6 months, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
E1-6010, on the other hand, has 1250% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2666 V3 is a server/workstation processor while E1-6010 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2666 V3 and E1-6010, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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