Intel Xeon E-2236 vs E5-2666 V3

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2666 V3
9.33
+1.3%

E5-2666 V3 outperforms E-2236 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2236 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking735745
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data19.55
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date13 November 2014 (9 years old)27 May 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$284
Current price$59 $427 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2236 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 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2149.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2236 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
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-2236. 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 Monitoringno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2236 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2236 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-2236. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Xeon E-2236.

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 9.33
+1.3%
Xeon E-2236 9.21

E5-2666 V3 outperforms E-2236 by 1% 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 E5-2666 V3 14328
+1.3%
Xeon E-2236 14149

E5-2666 V3 outperforms E-2236 by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.33 9.21
Recency 13 November 2014 27 May 2019
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 20 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 80 Watt

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