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Xeon 5160

▲ 500 ▼

2 Cores, @3 GHz, Woodcrest.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 36.3% (1155th of 1442)

Based on 323 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000006FB, BFEBFBFF000006F6 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5160 @ 3.00GHz
Poor: 26%Average: 36.3% Great: 41%
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

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Poor average bench

The Intel Xeon 5160 averaged 63.7% 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 62.7Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 31.6Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon 5160 is just 15.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon 5160 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 62.4Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 62Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 323 samples)
Rank 115536.3%
Min Avg Max
42.4 Memory 62.7 72.6
21.1 1-Core 31.6 34.6
34.8 2-Core 59.1 68.8
34.8% 51.2 Pts
Min Avg Max
37.7 4-Core 60.2 68.9
44.7 8-Core 62 69.1
8.1% 61.1 Pts
Min Avg Max
43.7 64-Core 62.4 69.3
3.9% 62.4 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
36.1% Below average
Memory 61.3
1-Core 37.8
2-Core 62.8
36% 54 Pts
4-Core 65.1
8-Core 69.2
9% 67.1 Pts
64-Core 66.5
4% 66.5 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
31.2% Below average
Memory 51.3
1-Core 37
2-Core 63.3
33% 50.5 Pts
4-Core 66.1
8-Core 68.3
9% 67.2 Pts
64-Core 48.5
3% 48.5 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
30.3% Below average
Memory 55.8
1-Core 13.1
2-Core 21.7
24% 30.2 Pts
4-Core 28.7
8-Core 42.7
4% 35.7 Pts
64-Core 9.5
1% 9.5 Pts
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
20.8% Poor
Memory 36.4
1-Core 32.9
2-Core 50.3
25% 39.9 Pts
4-Core 30.3
8-Core 50.9
5% 40.6 Pts
64-Core 42.4
3% 42.4 Pts
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
3.56% Terrible
Memory 3.66
1-Core 10.6
2-Core 15.6
5% 9.95 Pts
4-Core 19.4
8-Core 23.2
3% 21.3 Pts
64-Core 8.4
0% 8.4 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,713,254 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision WorkStation 490

CPU
Xeon 5160IntelBench 36%, 323 samples1x
GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples6x
Quadro FX 3500NvidiaBench 1%, 426 samples5x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples5x
SSD
870 EVO 1TBSamsung  $89Bench 112%, 129,044 samples4x
ssd120 240GBBench 46%, 6 samples4x
Mercury Electra 6G SSD 360GBOWCBench 50%, 17 samples4x
RAM
8x4GBUnknownBench 90%, 5,222 samples24x
8x2GBUnknownBench 114%, 8,850 samples10x
8x1GBUnknownBench 98%, 1,329 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $89

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor 5160 (4M Cache, 3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)
Code NameWoodcrest
Processor Number5160
# of Cores2
Cache4 MB L2
Instruction Set64-bit
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography65 nm
VID Voltage RangeB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed3 GHz
Bus Speed1333 MHz FSB
Max TDP80 W
Scenario Design Power0 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ1'2009
FSB ParityYes

Memory

Physical Address Extensions32-bit
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost TechNo
Hyper-Threading TechNo
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)No
Demand Based SwitchingNo

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets SupportedLGA771
Processing Die Size143 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors291 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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