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Xeon E5-2650 0

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @2 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 60.3% (577th of 1441)

more Based on 1,371 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000206D7, , 0FABFBFF000206D2, 0FABFBFF000206D7, 1789FBFF000206D7, 0F8BFBFF000206D7, 1FABFBFF00020651, 1FABFBFF000206D2, BFEBFBFF000206D6, 0000000000000000, 1FABFBFF000206D7, 1F8BFBFF000206D7, 1FEBFBFF000206D7, 0FABFBFF00020651 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz
Poor: 46%Average: 60.3% Great: 66%
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 averaged 39.6% 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 76.9Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 237Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 is just 19.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2650 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 586Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 426Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,371 samples)
Rank 57760.3%
Min Avg Max
63.7 Memory 76.9 85.3
44.1 1-Core 61.2 73.2
92.7 2-Core 124 146
53.6% 87.5 Pts
Min Avg Max
149 4-Core 237 264
228 8-Core 426 507
39.8% 332 Pts
Min Avg Max
244 64-Core 586 648
36.3% 586 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
69.6% Good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 70.7
2-Core 146
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 512
46% 389 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
66.7% Good
Memory 84
1-Core 54
2-Core 108
52% 81.9 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 513
46% 390 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
66.5% Good
Memory 84
1-Core 54
2-Core 108
52% 81.9 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 507
46% 386 Pts
64-Core 637
39% 637 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
65.1% Good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 51.9
2-Core 126
54% 87.1 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 491
44% 373 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
60.9% Good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 52.3
2-Core 105
52% 80.1 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 411
37% 310 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,707,830 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-2650 0IntelBench 60%, 1,371 samples1x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples495x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples304x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples261x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples183x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples128x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples112x
RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples56x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2650 (20M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 8.00 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-2650
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.60V-1.35V
Recommended Price$1107.00 - $1112.00
Clock Speed2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency2.8 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP95 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15

Memory

Max Memory Size384 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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