Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-1620 v3 outperforms Xeon E5-2660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-1620 v3 is 916 days newer than Xeon E5-2660.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2660
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
- Performs up to 21% better in Far Cry 6 than Xeon E5-2660 - 111 vs 92 FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 |
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Mar 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Haswell-E/EP |
Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Server | Segment | Server |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
22.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |