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CPU: Intel Xeon X5355

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 42.4% (1002nd of 1442)

Based on 426 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000006FB Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5355 @ 2.66GHz
Poor: 38%Average: 42.4% Great: 45%
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Below average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5355 averaged 57.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 62.5Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 122Pts

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5355 is just 7.35%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5355 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 239Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 235Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 426 samples)
Rank 100242.4%
Min Avg Max
54.1 Memory 62.5 67.9
29.1 1-Core 30.6 32.8
58.3 2-Core 61.1 67.4
34.7% 51.4 Pts
Min Avg Max
117 4-Core 122 134
200 8-Core 235 247
21.2% 179 Pts
Min Avg Max
212 64-Core 239 259
14.8% 239 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
XU1 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
46.4% Average
Memory 67.2
1-Core 35.1
2-Core 70.4
38% 57.6 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 273
24% 206 Pts
64-Core 275
17% 275 Pts
Microprocessor, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
45.8% Average
Memory 66.2
1-Core 34.7
2-Core 69.2
38% 56.7 Pts
4-Core 139
8-Core 252
23% 195 Pts
64-Core 259
16% 259 Pts
CPU-A ( 0 ), 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
44.4% Average
Memory 63.1
1-Core 34.6
2-Core 70
37% 55.9 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 262
24% 201 Pts
64-Core 257
16% 257 Pts
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
43.6% Average
Memory 61.4
1-Core 35.1
2-Core 70.3
36% 55.6 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 268
24% 204 Pts
64-Core 272
17% 272 Pts
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
42.4% Average
Memory 58.9
1-Core 35.1
2-Core 70.5
36% 54.8 Pts
4-Core 141
8-Core 274
24% 207 Pts
64-Core 274
17% 274 Pts
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
42.2% Average
Memory 58.6
1-Core 35.1
2-Core 70.5
36% 54.7 Pts
4-Core 141
8-Core 270
24% 205 Pts
64-Core 268
17% 268 Pts
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
28.3% Poor
Memory 38.6
1-Core 27.1
2-Core 56.2
25% 40.6 Pts
4-Core 98.2
8-Core 183
17% 141 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,712,279 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X53551stBench 42%, 426 samples14x
GPU
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples8x
GTX 560 TiNvidia  $188Bench 16%, 42,397 samples6x
GTX 660Nvidia  $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples5x
SSD
750 EVO 120GBSamsung  $35Bench 93%, 20,420 samples5x
128GB 128GBXraydiskBench 63%, 994 samples4x
480GB SATA SSD 480GBPNYBench 80%, 729 samples4x
RAM
8x4GBUnknownBench 90%, 5,222 samples17x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples10x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples10x
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