Xeon E-2136 vs E5-2666 V3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2666 V3
2014
10 cores / 20 threads, 135 Watt
8.93
+5.4%
Xeon E-2136
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
8.47

Xeon E5-2666 V3 outperforms Xeon E-2136 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2136 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking856890
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.50
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency6.2610.02
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date13 November 2014 (10 years ago)12 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$289

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2136 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2012
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2154 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2136 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket2011-3FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2136. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2136 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2136 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2136. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2136.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2666 V3 8.93
+5.4%
Xeon E-2136 8.47

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 E5-2666 V3 14191
+5.4%
Xeon E-2136 13460

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.93 8.47
Recency 13 November 2014 12 July 2018
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 20 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2666 V3 has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

Xeon E-2136, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 68.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2136.


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