Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2016 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Xeon E5 series. To use the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 2011-3 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
Family: Intel Xeon E5
Group: Intel Xeon E5 v4
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 is 3.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.8 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.8 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.5 TB distributed across 4 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2133, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 1.5 TB
Memory channels: 4
Bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 140 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 140 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 20.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 2011-3
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 20.0 MB
Architecture: Broadwell E
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2016
Release price: 1113 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
13510
13510
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
13491
13491
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
13489
13489
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
13470
13470
Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 1.6 GHz
13411
13411

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-11500B
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
7551
7551
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
NoneC NoneT @ --
7538
7538
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
7536
7536
Intel Xeon Silver 4114
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
7528
7528
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
7495
7495

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
6897
6897
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
6886
6886
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
6859
6859
Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
6853
6853
Intel Xeon E-2336
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
6845
6845

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1158
1158
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1158
1158
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1158
1158
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1158
1158
Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1158
1158

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
946
946
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
946
946
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
946
946
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
946
946
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
946
946

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
235.7
235.7
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
235.6
235.6
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
234.1
234.1
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
233.9
233.9
Intel Core i7-8700K
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
232.4
232.4