Xeon W-1390 vs E5-2660 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2660 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
9.87
Xeon W-1390
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
15.05
+52.5%

Xeon W-1390 outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v4 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking784471
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.8364.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.9017.80
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Rocket Lake-S (2021)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)6 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,445$494

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-1390 has 2181% better value for money than Xeon E5-2660 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2276 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1,536 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4020

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 v4 9.87
Xeon W-1390 15.05
+52.5%

  • Passmark

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 v4 15683
Xeon W-1390 23902
+52.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.87 15.05
Recency 20 June 2016 6 May 2021
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 v4 has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

Xeon W-1390, on the other hand, has a 52.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 31.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-1390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2660 v4 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-1390, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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