Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 was released in Q3/2013 and has 10 cores. The processor can process 20 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 2011. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 achieved a result of 618 points (single-core) or 5,536 points (multi-core).
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2.

Name: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Family: Intel Xeon E5 (71)
CPU group: Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
Architecture: Ivy Bridge EP
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has 10 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 is 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 10 / 20
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 10x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (10 Cores): 2.60 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 supports a maximum of 768 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 59.7 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1866
59.7 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 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has a TDP of 95 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 95 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 is made in 22 nm and has 20.00 MB cache.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011
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, AVX
Release date: Q3/2013
Release price: 1150 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 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 Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
622
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
620
UNISOC T770 UNISOC T770
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
619
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
618
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
618
Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
617
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
615

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 i7-11370H Intel Core i7-11370H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
5612
Intel Core i3-12100T Intel Core i3-12100T
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
5560
Intel Core i7-5820K Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
5537
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
5536
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
5530
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
5520
Intel Xeon D-1557 Intel Xeon D-1557
12C 24T @ 1.50 GHz
5518

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 Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
590
Intel Core i5-4202Y Intel Core i5-4202Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
589
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
589
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
588
Intel Core i7-3632QM Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
588
Intel Core i7-3667U Intel Core i7-3667U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
588
Intel Celeron G3930T Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
588

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 Core i7-4750HQ Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3587
Intel Core i5-7600T Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3582
Intel Core i7-8650U Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3564
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
3558
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3556
Intel Core i5-6585R Intel Core i5-6585R
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3554
Intel Core i7-4770R Intel Core i7-4770R
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3550

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 Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
2407
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
2401
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
2394
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
2389
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2364
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
2351
Intel Core i3-10105 Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
2337

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 1600X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
13207
Intel Xeon E-2334 Intel Xeon E-2334
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
13204
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
13147
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
13142
Intel Core i3-12100E Intel Core i3-12100E
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
13025
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
12958
Intel Core i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
12958

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 Core i7-5820K Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
331.7
Intel Xeon E-2276M Intel Xeon E-2276M
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz
333.8
Intel Core i7-7700K Intel Core i7-7700K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
335.8
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
336.4
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
367.5
Intel Core i7-6700K Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
369.3
Intel Core i7-8750H Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
369.4

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
3253
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
3240
Intel Core i7-10850H Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
3225
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
3204
Intel Core i7-9700T Intel Core i7-9700T
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
3200
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
3194
Intel Core i7-10750H Intel Core i7-10750H
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
3154

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 FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz
114
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
114
Intel Core i5-4300U Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
114
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
113
Intel Core m5-6Y54 Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
113
Intel Pentium G3450T Intel Pentium G3450T
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
113
Intel Pentium G3440T Intel Pentium G3440T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
113

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 Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
934
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
927
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
925
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
916
Intel Core i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
915
Intel Core i3-10105F Intel Core i3-10105F
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
912
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
908

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