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Xeon E5-2660 v4

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14 Cores, 28 Threads @2.00 GHz, Broadwell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 67.6% (448th of 1442)

Based on 155 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000406F1 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2660 v4 @ 2.00GHz
Poor: 54%Average: 67.6% Great: 76%
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 averaged 32.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,357Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 77.6Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 is 22.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 593Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 161Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 155 samples)
Rank 44867.6%
Min Avg Max
63.8 Memory 77.6 86.8
56.1 1-Core 83.7 102
108 2-Core 161 200
63.1% 108 Pts
Min Avg Max
235 4-Core 310 371
474 8-Core 593 645
53.8% 452 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,171 64-Core 1,357 1,449
84% 1,357 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
74% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 179
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 590
55% 459 Pts
64-Core 1,369
85% 1,369 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
72.3% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 90.1
2-Core 150
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 594
55% 460 Pts
64-Core 1,378
85% 1,378 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
69.8% Good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 93
2-Core 174
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 602
55% 463 Pts
64-Core 1,372
85% 1,372 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
68.9% Good
Memory 76.6
1-Core 94.1
2-Core 177
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 597
56% 463 Pts
64-Core 1,356
84% 1,356 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
67% Good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 75.3
2-Core 148
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 557
51% 428 Pts
64-Core 1,283
79% 1,283 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
65.7% Good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 80.8
2-Core 155
61% 104 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 592
53% 446 Pts
64-Core 1336
83% 1336 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
65% Good
Memory 77.2
1-Core 76.1
2-Core 160
61% 105 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 601
52% 443 Pts
64-Core 1,361
84% 1,361 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 7 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
64.3% Good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 75.3
2-Core 151
61% 102 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 368
40% 318 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
62.3% Good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 148
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 243
8-Core 355
37% 299 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,719,732 CPUs tested

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Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 26%
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CPU
Xeon E5-2660 v4IntelBench 68%, 155 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples485x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples458x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples331x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples171x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples150x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,364x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples487x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples354x
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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2660 v4 (35M Cache, 2.00 GHz)
Code NameBroadwell
Launch DateQ1'16
Processor NumberE5-2660V4
# of Cores14
# of Threads28
Cache35 MB
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended Price$1445.00
Clock Speed2.00 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.20 GHz
Bus Speed9.6 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP105 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Memory TypesDDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth76.8 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions46-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurationsx4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NIYes
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size45mm x 52.5mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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