i3-4005U vs Xeon E5-2660 v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2660 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 95 Watt
6.61
+530%
Core i3-4005U
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.05

Xeon E5-2660 v2 outperforms Core i3-4005U by a whopping 530% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10342423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.06no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency6.586.62
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)4 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$850no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads204
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size160 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB16 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4010
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 E5-2660 v2 6.61
+530%
i3-4005U 1.05

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.

Xeon E5-2660 v2 10493
+531%
i3-4005U 1663

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2660 v2 446
i3-4005U 517
+15.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2660 v2 3199
+208%
i3-4005U 1039

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.61 1.05
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 20 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 v2 has a 529.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

i3-4005U, on the other hand, has 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2660 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-4005U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-4005U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core i3-4005U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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