Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Full Specifications

High-end Server processor released in 2016 with 14 cores and 28 threads. With base clock at 2GHz, max speed at 3.2GHz, and a 105W power rating. Xeon E5-2660 V4 is based on the Broadwell-EP 14nm family and part of the Xeon E5 series.
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The Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 is a Server processor with 14 cores, launched in 2016. It is part of the Xeon E5 lineup, using the Broadwell-EP architecture with Socket LGA2011. The core-count is effectively doubled, to 28 threads. Xeon E5-2660 V4 has 35MB of L3 cache and operates at 2 GHz by default, but can boost up to 3.2 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is building the Xeon E5-2660 V4 on a 14 nm production process. With a TDP of 105 W, the Xeon E5-2660 V4 consumes a lot of power, so good cooling is definitely needed. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. It is worth noting that this processor does not have integrated graphics. This processor can run on motherboards with the following chipsets: C602, C602J, C606, X79.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 General

Manufacturer Intel
Core Family Broadwell-EP
Model Xeon E5-2660 V4
Series Intel Xeon E5
Type Server
Architecture Broadwell EP
Achitecture codename Broadwell
Microarchitecture Broadwell
Market price $ 1489.77
Release date 20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $1,445
Price now $1470
Place in performance rating 113
Value for money (0-100) 3.43
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Compatibility

Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCIe lanes 40
PCIe revision 3.0
PCIe version 3.0
Socket LGA2011-3

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Benchmarks

Boost Clock 3.2 GHz
CPU Cores 14
CPU Threads 28
Core Clock 2 GHz
Core Count 14
Frequency 2.00 GHz
Hyper-Threading +
Hyperthreading Yes
L1 Cache 14 x 32 kB Instruction 14 x 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 14 x 256 kB
L2 cache 3.5 MB
L3 Cache 1 x 35 MB
L3 cache 35 MB
L3-Cache 35.00 MB
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz
Simultaneous Multithreading Yes: Hyper-Threading
TDP 105 W
TDP down --
TDP up --
Turbo (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
Turbo (14 Cores) 2.40 GHz
Turbo Boost 2.0

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Memory Specifications

ECC Yes
ECC Support Yes
ECC memory support +
Flex Memory Access -
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB / s
Maximum memory size 1,536 GB
Memory channels 4
Memory type DDR4-2400
Supported memory types DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Max. Memory

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Technical Specs

64 bit support +
Bus support 2 × 9.6 GT / s
Demand Based Switching +
Die size 306.18 mm2
Includes CPU Cooler No
Maximum core temperature 79 °C
Number of cores 14
Number of threads 28
Overclocking No
Part # BX80660E52660V4
Technology 14 nm
Tjunction max. --
Transistor count 4700 Million

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Integrated Graphics

DirectX Version
Execution units
GPU (Turbo) No turbo
GPU frequency
Generation
Integrated Graphics None
Lithography 14 nm
Max. displays 0

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Security Technologies

EDB +
OS Guard +
Secure Key +
TXT +

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Technologies and Extensions

AES-NI +
AVX +
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) +
Idle States +
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
TSX +
Thermal Monitoring +
vPro +

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Virtualization Technologies

EPT +
VT-d +
VT-x +
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, vPro

Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 Other

PAE 46 Bit
Packaging Boxed
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