Intel Xeon E5 2660 v2 vs Intel Xeon E7 8880 v3
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2660 v2 with 10 cores 2.2GHz and Intel Xeon E7 8880 v3 with 18 cores 2.3GHz . 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
Lower TDP (95W vs 150W)
Intel Xeon E7 8880 v3 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 25MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2660 v2
342
Intel Xeon E7 8880 v3
+48%
508
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2660 v2
+336%
3008
Intel Xeon E7 8880 v3
689
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Jun 2015
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Haswell-EX
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon E7 (Haswell-EX)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
150 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
77 °C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
10
Total Core Count
18
20
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32.0
Multiplier
23.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
45 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR3,DDR4-1866
4
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
32
