Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 has 14 cores with 28 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Xeon E5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2011-3 socket and was released in Q1/2016. The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 scores 903 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 9,036 points.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4. 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 E5-2660 v4.

Name: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
Family: Intel Xeon E5
CPU group: Intel Xeon E5 v4
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6
Predecessor: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 28 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 is 2.00 GHz (3.20 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 14 / 28
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 14x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (14 Cores): 2.40 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 1536 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 1536 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
Bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 40
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 105 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): 105 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 35.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011-3
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 35.00 MB
Architecture: Broadwell 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: Q1/2016
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 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 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 i5-5575R Intel Core i5-5575R
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1068
Intel Xeon Silver 4114 Intel Xeon Silver 4114
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
1067
Intel Core i7-4900MQ Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1064
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
1063
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1063
Intel Core i5-4570S Intel Core i5-4570S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1062
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
18C 36T @ 3.30 GHz
1061
Show all Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) results



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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
6721
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
6714
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
6714
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
6693
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6685
Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
6648
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6645
Show all Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) results



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 i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
904
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
904
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
904
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
903
Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
903
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
903
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
903
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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 i5-12600 Intel Core i5-12600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
9075
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9065
Intel Core i7-11850H Intel Core i7-11850H
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
9045
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
9036
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
8996
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
8993
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
8973
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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 Core i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
16082
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
16079
Intel Xeon W-11865MLE Intel Xeon W-11865MLE
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
15988
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
15983
Intel Core i7-11700T Intel Core i7-11700T
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
15982
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
15922
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
15914
Show all Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark 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 i5-4330M Intel Core i5-4330M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
134
Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
134
Intel Core i7-4770T Intel Core i7-4770T
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
134
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
133
Intel Pentium G3450 Intel Pentium G3450
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
133
AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
132
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
132
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



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 7 2700X AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz
1817
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
1778
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1775
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
1774
Intel Core i5-11600KF Intel Core i5-11600KF
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1760
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1755
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
1752
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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 i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
3773
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
3763
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
3763
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
3759
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3759
Intel Core i7-4930K Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
3745
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3742
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.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
46506
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
45772
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
45068
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
44475
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz
44296
Intel Xeon Gold 6130 Intel Xeon Gold 6130
16C 32T @ 2.60 GHz
43132
Intel Xeon Gold 6130F Intel Xeon Gold 6130F
16C 32T @ 2.60 GHz
43132
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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 Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1.62
Intel Core i7-4810MQ Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1.62
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1.62
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
1.62
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1.61
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
1.61
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1.61
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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
21.94
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
21.94
Intel Xeon Gold 6126T Intel Xeon Gold 6126T
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
21.94
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
21.85
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz
21.23
Intel Core i9-9900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
21.2
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
21.2
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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