Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 was released in Q1/2016 and has 14 cores. The processor can process 28 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 2011-3. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 achieved a result of 903 points (single-core) or 9,036 points (multi-core).
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4.

Name: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
Family: Intel Xeon E5 (71)
CPU group: Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24)
Architecture: Broadwell E
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 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 is 2.00 GHz (3.20 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

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 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 supports a maximum of 1536 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 76.8 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
76.8 GB/s
Max. Memory: 1536 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 v4 has a TDP of 105 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 105 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 v4 is made in 14 nm and has 35.00 MB cache.

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

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-2660 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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