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 1,088 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 8,622 points.
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

At a glance

Name: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
Family: Intel Xeon E5 (73)
CPU group: Intel Xeon E5 v3 (33)
Architecture: Haswell E
Technology: 22 nm
Segment: Desktop
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 768 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2133
68.2 GB/s
Max. Memory: 768 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 40
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

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
AES-NI: Yes
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: Technical data sheet

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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 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i9-9960X Intel Core i9-9960X
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
1459
Intel Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz
1459
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1453
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
1448
Intel Core i9-9900T Intel Core i9-9900T
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1447
Intel Core i3-10100 Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1446
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1446

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
8816
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
8814
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
8814
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
8769
Intel Core i9-10900X Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
8727
Intel Core i3-14100 Intel Core i3-14100
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
8720
Intel Core i3-14100F Intel Core i3-14100F
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
8720

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 i3-9300 Intel Core i3-9300
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
1092
Sony Playstation 5 Pro Sony Playstation 5 Pro
8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz
1091
Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Intel Xeon Gold 5222
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1089
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
1088
Intel Xeon D-1747NTE Intel Xeon D-1747NTE
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
1088
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
1087
Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
1087

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
8717
Intel Core i5-12490F Intel Core i5-12490F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
8686
Intel Xeon D-1739 Intel Xeon D-1739
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
8633
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
8622
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
8596
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
8568
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
8522

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 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
12700
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4
14C 28T @ 2.00 GHz
12657
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
12638
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
12608
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
12524
Intel Xeon D-2143IT Intel Xeon D-2143IT
8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz
12482
Intel Core i5-10400F Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
12399

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 i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
4402
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
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4301
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
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
4255

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.
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
179
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
179
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
178
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
177
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
177
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
177
Intel Core i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
177

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 i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1341
Intel Core i5-10400F Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1341

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