Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5520

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
4,374

Rank #1,440

5,200
4,374

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 15.9% (Rank #709 vs #1440)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,880

Rank #1,022

vs
4,282

Rank #1,503

4,880
4,282

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 12.3% (Rank #1022 vs #1503)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,679

Rank #323

vs
4,511

Rank #1,205

5,679
4,511

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 20.6% (Rank #323 vs #1205)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,077

Rank #331

vs
4,580

Rank #1,028

5,077
4,580

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 9.8% (Rank #331 vs #1028)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,081

Rank #382

vs
4,546

Rank #1,068

5,081
4,546

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 10.5% (Rank #382 vs #1068)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,091

Rank #343

vs
4,568

Rank #1,055

5,091
4,568

Xeon E5-2660 v4 wins by 10.3% (Rank #343 vs #1055)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2660 v4 Xeon E5520 Diff
Cores
14
4
+71.4%
Threads
28
8
+71.4%
Base Frequency
2,000 MHz
2,260 MHz
-11.5%
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
17x
+15%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache
4 MiB
0 MiB
+93%
L3 Cache
35 MiB
8 MiB
+78.2%
Memory Channels --
3
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth --
26 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
12
Max CPUs
2
2
0%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
80 W
23.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2660 v4 Xeon E5520
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2660 E5520
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Gainestown
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- FCLGA1366
Package -- FC-LGA8
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support -- Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $1,445.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Intel
Xeon E5520
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Xeon
Xeon E5520
--

Series

Xeon E5-2660 v4
E5-2000
Xeon E5520
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2660 v4
E5-2660
Xeon E5520
E5520

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Broadwell
Xeon E5520
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Broadwell
Xeon E5520
Gainestown

Core Family

Xeon E5-2660 v4
6
Xeon E5520
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2660 v4
4F
Xeon E5520
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E5520
FCLGA1366

Package

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E5520
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Xeon E5-2660 v4
C610
Xeon E5520
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E5520
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E5520
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E5520
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E5520
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Server
Xeon E5520
Server

Release Price

Xeon E5-2660 v4
$1,445.00
Xeon E5520
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Yes
Xeon E5520
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2660 v4 Xeon E5520
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 263 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Xeon E5-2660 v4
14 nm
Xeon E5520
45 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2660 v4
306.18 mm²
Xeon E5520
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2660 v4
4.70 billion
Xeon E5520
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2660 v4
Intel
Xeon E5520
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2660 v4
CMOS
Xeon E5520
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2660 v4
64-bit
Xeon E5520
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2660 v4 Xeon E5520
GPU -- HD Graphics 620
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E5520
HD Graphics 620

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E5520
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2660 v4
--
Xeon E5520
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2660 v4 Xeon E5520
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64