Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2 vs E5-1660 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-1660 v4
8.84
+12%

E5-1660 v4 outperforms E5-2692 v2 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E5-2692 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking771844
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.62no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)1 September 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,113no data
Current price$1492 (1.3x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E5-2692 v2 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus support5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size246.24 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E5-2692 v2 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketFCLGA20112011
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E5-2692 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E5-2692 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E5-2692 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E5-2692 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E5-2692 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-1660 v4 8.84
+12%
Xeon E5-2692 v2 7.89

E5-1660 v4 outperforms E5-2692 v2 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-1660 v4 13577
+12%
Xeon E5-2692 v2 12119

E5-1660 v4 outperforms E5-2692 v2 by 12% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.84 7.89
Recency 20 June 2016 1 September 2013
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 100 Watt

The Xeon E5-1660 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2692 v2 in performance tests.


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