Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs W-2133

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2133
8.24
+1.4%

W-2133 outperforms E5-1660 v3 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E5-1660 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking825830
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.464.18
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date29 August 2017 (6 years old)8 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$617no data
Current price$28 (0x MSRP)$399
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2133 has 31% better value for money than Xeon E5-1660 v3.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E5-1660 v3 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size484 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °C66 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E5-1660 v3 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E5-1660 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E5-1660 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+no data
Identity Protection++
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E5-1660 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E5-1660 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size512 GB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85.3 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E5-1660 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 W-2133 8.24
+1.4%
Xeon E5-1660 v3 8.13

W-2133 outperforms E5-1660 v3 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 W-2133 12649
+1.3%
Xeon E5-1660 v3 12485

W-2133 outperforms E5-1660 v3 by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon W-2133 1225
Xeon E5-1660 v3 1298
+6%

E5-1660 v3 outperforms W-2133 by 6% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon W-2133 5751
Xeon E5-1660 v3 7319
+27.3%

E5-1660 v3 outperforms W-2133 by 27% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.24 8.13
Recency 29 August 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

We couldn't decide between Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E5-1660 v3. The differences in performance seem too small.


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