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Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Intel · Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 processor reference with normalized architecture, compute, clocks, cache, memory, PCIe, power, and platform specifications.

Cores / threads: 8 / 16
Max boost: 3.80 GHz
Socket: FCLGA2011-3
Default TDP: 140 W

Technical data

Specifications

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Overview

Manufacturer	Intel
Launch date	2016-10-01
Market segment	server

Architecture

Architecture	Xeon
CPU process	14 nm

Compute

Cores	8
Threads	16

Clocks

Base clock	3.20 GHz
Maximum boost clock	3.80 GHz

Cache

L3 cache	20 MB

Memory

Memory support	DDR4 1600, 1866, 2133, 2400
Memory channels	4

PCIe / I/O

PCI Express	PCIe 3.0

Power

Default TDP	140 W

Platform

Socket	FCLGA2011-3

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