Intel Xeon W3690 vs Intel Xeon E5 4660 v3

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W3690 with 6 cores 3.466GHz and Intel Xeon E5 4660 v3 with 14 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon W3690 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.466GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Intel Xeon E5 4660 v3 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (35MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (120W vs 130W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon W3690

603

Intel Xeon E5 4660 v3 +23%

743

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon W3690 +87%

2684

Intel Xeon E5 4660 v3

1428

Intel Xeon W3690

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Intel Xeon E5 4660 v3

General Parameters

Feb 2011

Release Date

Jun 2015

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Gulftown

Core Architecture

Haswell-EP

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Gulftown)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 2011-3

130 W

Power Consumption

120 W

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Peak Operating Temperature

83 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

356 mm²

FC-LGA10

Package

FC-LGA12A

CPU Performance

3.466 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.733 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

14

12

Total Thread Count

28

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26.0

Multiplier

21.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

35 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

3

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

40

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