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Xeon E5-4660 v3

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14 Cores, 28 Threads @2.10 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 66.9% (463rd of 1442)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4660 v3 @ 2.10GHz
Poor: 61%Average: 66.9% Great: 71%
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3 averaged 33.1% 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 1,303Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 80Pts

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3 is just 9.59%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 562Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 77.3Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 46366.9%
Min Avg Max
71.3 Memory 80 84.7
60.2 1-Core 77.3 86.8
122 2-Core 154 173
61.7% 104 Pts
Min Avg Max
244 4-Core 290 311
478 8-Core 562 581
50.5% 426 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,147 64-Core 1,303 1,337
80.6% 1,303 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
70.3% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 79.4
2-Core 170
65% 111 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 579
53% 443 Pts
64-Core 1,336
83% 1,336 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
68.2% Good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 173
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 552
50% 421 Pts
64-Core 1,337
83% 1,337 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 142
60% 98.9 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 550
49% 416 Pts
64-Core 1,282
79% 1,282 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
65.3% Good
Memory 74.6
1-Core 82.4
2-Core 171
63% 109 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 566
52% 434 Pts
64-Core 1326
82% 1326 Pts
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
65.3% Good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 69
2-Core 135
57% 94.5 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 557
49% 417 Pts
64-Core 1,262
78% 1,262 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
63.1% Good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 65.9
2-Core 164
59% 102 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 547
48% 411 Pts
64-Core 1,293
80% 1,293 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
61% Good
Memory 76.8
1-Core 60.6
2-Core 122
53% 86.3 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 478
43% 361 Pts
64-Core 1,147
71% 1,147 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,769,950 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 62%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99P-SLI-CF

CPU
Xeon E5-4660 v3IntelBench 67%, 25 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples37x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples35x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples22x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples16x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples12x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples11x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,963 samples14x
HMA41GR7MFR4N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 90%, 782 samples10x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 82%, 1,079 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 132% - Outstanding Total price: $227

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-4660 v3 (35M Cache, 2.10 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ2'15
Processor NumberE5-4660V3
# of Cores14
# of Threads28
Cache35 MB
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$4727.00
Clock Speed2.10 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency2.90 GHz
Bus Speed9.6 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability4S
Max TDP120 W
Description64BIT MPU 8064402018700 2.100G 35MB FCL>

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR4
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth68 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-NINo
Instruction Replay TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 51mm
Max CPU Configuration4
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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