Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the Intel Xeon E5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2011-3 socket and was released in Q3/2014. The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 scores 916 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 7,713 points.
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3.

Name: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
Family: Intel Xeon E5
CPU group: Intel Xeon E5 v3
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 5
Predecessor: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
Successor: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 is 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 16
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 8x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 3.20 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: DDR4-2133
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
Bandwidth: --
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 40
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 140 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 140 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 20.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011-3
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 20.00 MB
Architecture: Haswell E
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2014
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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 Core i5-4690 Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
917
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
917
Intel Core i7-7560U Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
917
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
916
Intel Core i3-1305U Intel Core i3-1305U
5C 6T @ 4.50 GHz
916
Samsung Exynos 990 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
912
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
911
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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 Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
7786
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
7767
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7745
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
7713
Intel Core i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7680
Apple M1 (7-GPU) Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7650
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7650
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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.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
14789
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
14766
Intel Core i7-7800X Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
14743
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
14656
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
14633
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
14555
Intel Core i3-12100 Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
14539
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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 Core i7-7820X Intel Core i7-7820X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
4398
Intel Core i5-11600 Intel Core i5-11600
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz
4383
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
8C 16T @ 1.90 GHz
4314
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4301
Intel Core i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz
4299
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
4281
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
4275
Show all CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core) results



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 Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
178
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
178
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
178
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
177
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
177
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
177
Intel Core i7-1060G7 Intel Core i7-1060G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
177
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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.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1380
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
1374
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
1364
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
1360
Intel Core i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
1360
Intel Core i5-10400F Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1341
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1341
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3782
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3777
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3774
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
3773
Intel Core i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
3773
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
3763
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
3763
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Gold 6134 Intel Xeon Gold 6134
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
29267
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
29267
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
29088
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
28928
Intel Core i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
28928
Intel Core i9-9900T Intel Core i9-9900T
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
28893
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
28833
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
1.9
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
1.9
Intel Xeon Gold 6154 Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
1.9
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
1.89
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1.89
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1.89
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1.89
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
13.92
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
13.5
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
13.29
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
13.18
Intel Core i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
13.18
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
13.02
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
10C 20T @ 2.90 GHz
12.93
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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