Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Intel Socket 2011SERVER
3500 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2013
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
Intel Socket 2011SERVER
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2013
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
    100%
  • Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
    105%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
    100%
  • Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
    105%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
    100%
  • Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
    105%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

None

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

5% higher single threaded performance.
5% higher multi threaded performance.
Around 5% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
Intel VT-x
Intel VT-d
AES-NI
F16C
EPT
ECC

Architecture

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketServervsServer
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy Bridge-EPvsIvy Bridge-E
Release DateSep 2013vsSep 2013

Cores

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
Cores6vs6
Threads12vs12
SMPs2vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache15360 KB (shared)vs15360 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
SocketIntel Socket 2011vsIntel Socket 2011
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
Packagevs
Die Size160mm²vs160mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP130 Wvs130 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
    3605 points
  • Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
    3811 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
    25956 points
  • Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
    27439 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 (simulated)
    105
  • Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 (simulated)
    111

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 (simulated)
    1004.63
  • Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 (simulated)
    1062.04

points - higher is better