Intel Xeon E5 2620 vs Intel Xeon E5 2660 v2
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2620 with 6 cores 2GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2660 v2 with 10 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2660 v2 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Higher base frequency (2.2GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 15MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620
+23%
422
Intel Xeon E5 2660 v2
342
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620
+13%
3412
Intel Xeon E5 2660 v2
3008
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Sep 2013
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Ivy Bridge-EP
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
95 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
435 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3 GHz
6
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20.0
Multiplier
32.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
