Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,200

Rank #709

vs
4,695

Rank #1,107

5,200
4,695

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 9.7% (Rank #709 vs #1107)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,880

Rank #1,022

vs
4,720

Rank #1,137

4,880
4,720

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 3.3% (Rank #1022 vs #1137)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,679

Rank #323

vs
4,658

Rank #1,020

5,679
4,658

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 18% (Rank #323 vs #1020)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,077

Rank #331

vs
4,637

Rank #865

5,077
4,637

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 8.7% (Rank #331 vs #865)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,081

Rank #382

vs
4,670

Rank #752

5,081
4,670

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 8.1% (Rank #382 vs #752)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,091

Rank #343

vs
4,636

Rank #873

5,091
4,636

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 8.9% (Rank #343 vs #873)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2660 v4 Xeon E3-1280 Diff
Cores
14
4
+71.4%
Threads
28
8
+71.4%
Base Frequency
2,000 MHz
3,500 MHz
-42.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,000 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
2,900 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
20x
35x
-42.9%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache
4 MiB
0 MiB
+93%
L3 Cache
35 MiB
8 MiB
+78.2%
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
--
Max CPUs
2
--
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
95 W
9.5% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2660 v4 Xeon E3-1280
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2660 --
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Sandy Bridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- Socket 1155
Package -- FC-LGA10
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR3
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $1,445.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Intel
Xeon E3-1280
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Xeon
Xeon E3-1280
--

Series

Xeon E5-2660 v4
E5-2000
Xeon E3-1280
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2660 v4
E5-2660
Xeon E3-1280
--

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Broadwell
Xeon E3-1280
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Broadwell
Xeon E3-1280
Sandy Bridge

Core Family

Xeon E5-2660 v4
6
Xeon E3-1280
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2660 v4
4F
Xeon E3-1280
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E3-1280
Socket 1155

Package

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E3-1280
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Xeon E5-2660 v4
C610
Xeon E3-1280
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E3-1280
DDR3

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Server
Xeon E3-1280
Server

Release Price

Xeon E5-2660 v4
$1,445.00
Xeon E3-1280
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Yes
Xeon E3-1280
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2660 v4 Xeon E3-1280
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 216 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 1,160
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Xeon E5-2660 v4
14 nm
Xeon E3-1280
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2660 v4
306.18 mm²
Xeon E3-1280
216 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2660 v4
4.70 billion
Xeon E3-1280
1,160

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Intel
Xeon E3-1280
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2660 v4
CMOS
Xeon E3-1280
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2660 v4
64-bit
Xeon E3-1280
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2660 v4 Xeon E3-1280
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64