Intel Xeon E5 2450 vs Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2450 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3 with 10 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2450 Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)
Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3 Advantages
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2450
409
Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3
+96%
805
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2450
3972
Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3
+5%
4173
General Parameters
May 2012
Release Date
Sep 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EN
Core Architecture
Haswell-EP
Intel Socket 1356
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Package
1.27 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
105 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
294 mm²
Die Size
356 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
8
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
26.0
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
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
40
