Xeon E5-2660 v3 vs E5-2682 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2682 v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
11.77
+42.7%
Xeon E5-2660 v3
2014
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
8.25

Xeon E5-2682 v4 outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v3 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon E5-2660 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking664920
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency9.287.44
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon E5-2660 v3 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads3220
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s9.6 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache40 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size456.12 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon E5-2660 v3 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
Socketno dataFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon E5-2660 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon E5-2660 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon E5-2660 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon E5-2660 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size1,536 GB768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon E5-2660 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2682 v4 11.77
+42.7%
Xeon E5-2660 v3 8.25

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.

Xeon E5-2682 v4 18702
+42.8%
Xeon E5-2660 v3 13098

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.77 8.25
Recency 20 June 2016 8 September 2014
Physical cores 16 10
Threads 32 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5-2682 v4 has a 42.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2660 v3, on the other hand, has 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2682 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2660 v3 in performance tests.


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