Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6

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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 and the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v6 (10)
4 Generation 6
Ivy Bridge EP Architecture Kaby Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2, while the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2400
768 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 is 72 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 72 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has 20.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 2011 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2017
1150 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
618 (60%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1027 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
5536 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3269 (59%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
588 (48%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1225 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
3558 (96%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3721 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
13142 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
5724 (44%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
113 (76%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
149 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
916 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
564 (62%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
2389 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
336.4 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
3204 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
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