Xeon E5-4660 v3 vs E5-2699A v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2699A v4
2016
22 cores / 44 threads, 145 Watt
16.76
+79.8%

Xeon E5-2699A v4 outperforms Xeon E5-4660 v3 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Xeon E5-4660 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking404845
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.27no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency10.547.08
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date25 October 2016 (8 years ago)1 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,938no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Xeon E5-4660 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads4428
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s9.6 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache5.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache55 MB (shared)35 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size456.12 mm2356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C83 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Xeon E5-4660 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)4
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Xeon E5-4660 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bit46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Xeon E5-4660 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Xeon E5-4660 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Xeon E5-4660 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size1.5 TB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Xeon E5-4660 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 E5-2699A v4 16.76
+79.8%
Xeon E5-4660 v3 9.32

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 E5-2699A v4 25654
+80%
Xeon E5-4660 v3 14256

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.76 9.32
Recency 25 October 2016 1 June 2015
Physical cores 22 14
Threads 44 28
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon E5-2699A v4 has a 79.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 57.1% more physical cores and 57.1% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-4660 v3, on the other hand, has 20.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2699A v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-4660 v3 in performance tests.


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