Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660

Live dedicated server prices, availability and estimated performance, side by side.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 is 1.8× the multi-core performance per € of Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3, comparing the cheapest live server of each.

CPU A26 in stock

Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3

Sandy Bridge · 2012 · 12C · PERF 729 / 61 ST

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CPU B31 in stock

Intel Xeon E5-2660

Sandy Bridge · 2012 · 16C · PERF 1,045 / 54 ST

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Head to head	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3	Intel Xeon E5-2660
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€52.37	€42.59Best of 2
Median per month↓	€65.68Best of 2	€350.58
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	61Best of 2	54
Multi-thread (est.)↑	729	1,045Best of 2
Performance per €↑	14	25Best of 2
Hardware
Generation	Sandy Bridge (2012)	Sandy Bridge (2012)
Cores per server	12	16
Availability
In stock↑	26 · 1 providers	31 · 4 providersBest of 2
Fastest delivery↓	15 minutes	15 minutes

↑ higher is better · ↓ lower is better · bars scale to the better of the two · performance per € uses the cheapest server

Cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 26 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
GTH Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2012	12/24	32 GB	480 GB	🇨🇦Vancouver	5min–15min	Steal−31%	€52.37 €4.36/core
GTH Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2012	12/24	64 GB	1.9 TB	🇺🇸Denver	5min–15min	Steal−55%	€56.80 €4.73/core
GTH Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2012	12/24	64 GB	960 GB	🇺🇸Denver	5min–15min	Steal−50%	€56.80 €4.73/core
GTH Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2012	12/24	32 GB	800 GB	🇨🇦Vancouver	5min–15min	Deal−28%	€56.80 €4.73/core
GTH Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2012	12/24	64 GB	1.6 TB	🇺🇸Denver	5min–15min	Steal−50%	€61.24 €5.10/core

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Cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2660 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 31 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
ONE 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 oneprovider · Shared/Fair Usage Policy Bandwidth · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	64 GB	2 TB	🇺🇸Seattle	–	Steal−70%	€42.59 €2.66/core
DSP 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 dedispec · Pre-built · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	64 GB	1 TB	🇺🇸Kansas City	60min–12h	Steal−67%	€53.25 €3.33/core
DSP 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 dedispec · Custom · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	32 GB	480 GB	🇺🇸Kansas City	0min–3d	Steal−42%	€61.24 €3.83/core
DSP 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 dedispec · Custom · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	32 GB	4 TB	🇺🇸Kansas City	0min–3d	Steal−36%	€61.24 €3.83/core
ONE 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 oneprovider · 1Gbps / 100TB · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	32 GB	1 TB	🇺🇸Atlanta	–	Steal−30%	€70.99 €4.44/core

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Questions

Which is cheaper, Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 or Intel Xeon E5-2660?

The cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 server is €52.37/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2660 is €42.59/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Estimated multi-thread: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 729 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 1,045; single-thread 61 vs 54 (Zen 2 core @ 3 GHz = 100, estimates).

How we price

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