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Xeon E5-2690 v2

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10 Cores, 20 Threads @3 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 71.4% (369th of 1442)

more Based on 1,083 user benchmarks.  Devices: 1F8BFBFF000306E4, 0FABFBFF000206D2, 1FABFBFF000306E4, 0FABFBFF00010676, 178BFBFF000306E4, 0000000000000000, BFEBFBFF000306E4, 1789FBFF000306E4, 0F8BFBFF000306E4 Models: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 v2 @ 2.50GHz
Poor: 57%Average: 71.4% Great: 81%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 averaged 28.5% 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 79.8Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,084Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 is 24.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 660Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 83.9Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,083 samples)
Rank 36971.4%
Min Avg Max
62.8 Memory 79.8 92
62.7 1-Core 83.9 98.9
138 2-Core 169 197
64.8% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
282 4-Core 340 390
533 8-Core 660 759
59.2% 500 Pts
Min Avg Max
712 64-Core 1,084 1,249
67.1% 1,084 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
77.5% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 79.4
2-Core 158
66% 109 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 694
61% 521 Pts
64-Core 1,118
69% 1,118 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
75.5% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 158
63% 105 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 693
62% 521 Pts
64-Core 1,069
66% 1,069 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
73% Very good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 78.2
2-Core 158
63% 106 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 690
61% 518 Pts
64-Core 1,066
66% 1,066 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
71.6% Very good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 87.5
2-Core 175
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 697
62% 522 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
71.3% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 87.9
2-Core 173
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 692
61% 519 Pts
64-Core 1,114
69% 1,114 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
70.6% Very good
Memory 76.8
1-Core 88.9
2-Core 173
65% 113 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 690
61% 518 Pts
64-Core 1,096
68% 1,096 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
70.3% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 78.1
2-Core 158
63% 106 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 694
59% 506 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
57.3% Above average
Memory 70
1-Core 69.2
2-Core 141
55% 93.5 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 428
40% 334 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 13%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-2690 v2Intel  $142Bench 71%, 1,083 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $169

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690 v2 (25M Cache, 3.00 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ3'13
Processor NumberE5-2690V2
# of Cores10
# of Threads20
Cache25 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65V–1.30V
Recommended Price$2057.00 - $2061.00
Clock Speed3 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth59.7 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions46-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurationsx4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

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
TSX-NINo
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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14 months ago.

For the price it is running now (~$35), it packs a punch.

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Good

10 months ago.

Excellent performance, i bought it for 35 dollars used

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Good

5 years ago.

if i had to run a server i'd probably use this

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