VIA C3 Processor 1.0 vs Xeon E5-2660 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v3 and VIA C3 Processor 1.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	843	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.78	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Ezra-T
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	3 June 2002 (22 years ago)
Current price	$76	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v3 and VIA C3 Processor 1.0 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	20	1
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	64 KB
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	130 nm
Die size	356 mm2	56 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	16 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v3 and VIA C3 Processor 1.0 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	370
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and VIA C3 Processor 1.0. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no 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
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v3 and VIA C3 Processor 1.0 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
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 E5-2660 v3 and VIA C3 Processor 1.0 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and VIA C3 Processor 1.0. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and VIA C3 Processor 1.0.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	3 June 2002
Physical cores	10	1
Threads	20	1
Chip lithography	22 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	10 Watt

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