Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
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Released
Q2/2016
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Processor Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4, specifications and benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q2/2016. Here are all the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.20 GHz, total of cores is 8. The CPU supports DDR4-1866DDR4-2133DDR4-2400 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 2011-3. The TDP for CPU is 140 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v4
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    6
  • Name
    Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    —
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    —
  • B-Core
    —
  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz
  • C-Core
    —
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • CPU Cores
    8
  • CPU Threads
    16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    No turbo
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    —
  • Execution units
    —
  • Generation
    —
  • GPU Frequency
    —
  • GPU name
    no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo
  • Max. displays
    —
  • Max. GPU Memory
    —
  • Release date
    —
  • Shader
    —
  • Technology
    —
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • JPEG
    No
  • VC-1
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • VP9
    No
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    Yes
  • Max. Memory
    1532 GB
  • Memory channels
    4
  • Memory type
    DDR4-1866DDR4-2133DDR4-2400
  • PCIe lanes
    40
  • PCIe version
    3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    —
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    140 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    —
  • TDP up
    —
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Broadwell E
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    —
  • L3-Cache
    20 MB
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q2/2016
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    530 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    254 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    57 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

889
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
892
890
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

6861
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
6909
6877
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

234.1 s
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
231.5 s
232.4 s

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

*

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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