Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 14-core LGA 2011-3
With 14 cores and a 35MB L3 cache on the LGA 2011-3 socket, this processor delivers a 7363 multi-core PassMark score suited for dense, threaded workloads. Its renewed status offers a cost-effective entry point for upgrading legacy dual-socket servers without new platform investment. This chip is best for homelab operators and IT maintainers running virtualized environments or multi-threaded batch processing on older infrastructure.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong multi thread (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong efficiency (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average platform (17th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Xeon |
| Model | SR2N4 |
| Class | server |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 14 |
| Threads | 28 |
| Base Clock | 2000 |
| Boost Clock | 3200 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 3.5 |
| L3 Cache | 35 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 15380 |
| PassMark Single | 1779 |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 2011-3 |
| TDP | 105 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | SMC EPYC 9555P | HP Xeon 6526Y | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor | MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 14 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Threads | 28 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 48 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3200 | 5700 | 4400 | 3900 | 4000 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 35 | 128 | 256 | 37 | 128 | - |
| Tdp W | 105 | 120 | 360 | 195 | 200 | - |
| Socket | LGA 2011-3 | AM5 | AMD Socket SP5 | LGA 4677 | AMD Socket SP3 | - |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | No | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 | 72.5 | 47 | 17.4 | 68.4 | 69.5 | 61 | 0 | 44.7 |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Compare | 96 | 98.6 | 92.4 | 97 | 95.7 | 84.4 | 14.5 | 92.9 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.2 | 96.8 | 89.6 | 99.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 85.9 |
| HP Xeon 6526Y Compare | 92.1 | 77.2 | 90.8 | 79.3 | 89.9 | 0 | 2.7 | 80.5 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 77.2 | 84.5 | 85.1 | 93.9 | 36.3 | 5.1 | 80.4 |
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF Compare | 85.8 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 66.5 | 97.1 | 0 | 6.3 | 98.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall47.3
- AI/LLM43.7
- Budget25.8
- Gaming24.5
- Server49.3
- Efficiency35.6
- Productivity58.1
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
