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Xeon E5-1660 v4

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.20 GHz, Broadwell.
Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 83% (203rd of 1442)

Based on 365 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000406F1 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1660 v4 @ 3.20GHz
Poor: 76%Average: 83% Great: 88%
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier

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Very good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 averaged just 17.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 87.1Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 424Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 is just 12%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 798Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,115Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 365 samples)
Rank 20383%
Min Avg Max
79.2 Memory 87.1 91.8
88.3 1-Core 109 119
182 2-Core 215 235
78.1% 137 Pts
Min Avg Max
370 4-Core 424 449
671 8-Core 798 890
72.8% 611 Pts
Min Avg Max
875 64-Core 1,115 1,180
69% 1,115 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 215
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 834
74% 629 Pts
64-Core 1,118
69% 1,118 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 215
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 841
75% 632 Pts
64-Core 1,119
69% 1,119 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
84% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 842
75% 633 Pts
64-Core 1,116
69% 1,116 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 211
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 846
75% 636 Pts
64-Core 1,114
69% 1,114 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 212
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 846
75% 634 Pts
64-Core 1,117
69% 1,117 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 83.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 210
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 829
73% 623 Pts
64-Core 1120
69% 1120 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
79.6% Very good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 45.7
2-Core 116
51% 81.7 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 761
69% 583 Pts
64-Core 1118
69% 1118 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
78.9% Very good
Memory 79
1-Core 107
2-Core 213
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 789
72% 606 Pts
64-Core 1,097
68% 1,097 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
78.6% Very good
Memory 77.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 213
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 839
75% 633 Pts
64-Core 1,121
69% 1,121 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1660 v4IntelBench 83%, 365 samples1x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples415x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples386x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples287x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples108x
SM871 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 1,320 samples105x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $52Bench 106%, 237,241 samples62x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 90%, 1,961 samples349x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples208x
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 93%, 857 samples193x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 27% - Poor Total price: $80

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-1660 v4 (20M Cache, 3.20 GHz)
Code NameBroadwell
Launch DateQ2'16
Processor NumberE5-1660V4
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache20 MB
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Recommended Price$1113.00
Clock Speed3.20 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.80 GHz
Bus Speed0 GT/s QPI
QPI Links0
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP140 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size1.54 TB
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

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechYes
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 TechYes
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size45mm x 52.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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