Intel Xeon E5 2690 vs Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2690 with 8 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3 with 10 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2690
+3%
1084
Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3
1046
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2690
+54%
9549
Intel Xeon E5 2666 v3
6173
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Nov 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Haswell-EP
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
135 W
Power Consumption
135 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
435 mm²
Die Size
356 mm²
CPU Performance
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29.0
Multiplier
29.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3-2133
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
40
