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Xeon E5-2650 v2

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.6 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 67.4% (453rd of 1442)

more Based on 5,123 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306E4, , 1FABFBFF000106A4, 1FABFBFF000306E4, 1FABFBFF000306A0, 0000000000000000, 0FABFBFF000306E4, 1789FBFF000306E4, 0F8BFBFF000306E4, 1F8BFBFF000206D2, 1F8BFBFF000306E4 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 59%Average: 67.4% Great: 73%
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 averaged 32.5% 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 79.2Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 300Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 is just 14%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 549Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 772Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,123 samples)
Rank 45367.4%
Min Avg Max
68.8 Memory 79.2 87.7
58.5 1-Core 73 87.2
120 2-Core 148 172
59.7% 100 Pts
Min Avg Max
238 4-Core 300 326
429 8-Core 549 636
50.8% 424 Pts
Min Avg Max
593 64-Core 772 830
47.8% 772 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
70.1% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 67.5
2-Core 137
58% 95.4 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 589
54% 452 Pts
64-Core 801
50% 801 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
68.8% Good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 65.1
2-Core 134
56% 92.7 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 623
55% 469 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
67.9% Good
Memory 77.3
1-Core 76.5
2-Core 155
61% 103 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 564
53% 439 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
67.8% Good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 69.7
2-Core 158
59% 102 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 629
56% 472 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
66.4% Good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 68
2-Core 136
58% 95.2 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 480
46% 379 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
65% Good
Memory 71.8
1-Core 66.7
2-Core 136
54% 91.5 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 584
54% 448 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
64.2% Good
Memory 70.3
1-Core 66.9
2-Core 136
54% 91.2 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 554
52% 433 Pts
64-Core 807
50% 807 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
57.6% Above average
Memory 78.3
1-Core 50.2
2-Core 101
49% 76.4 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 392
35% 296 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Intel X79

CPU
Xeon E5-2650 v2IntelBench 67%, 5,123 samples268x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples126x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples113x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples107x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples63x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples45x
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples35x
RAM
M393B5170GB0- 2x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 1,540 samples127x
M393B1K70DH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,683 samples62x
HMT151R7BFR4C 4x4GBHynixBench 67%, 393 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $158

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2650 v2 (20M Cache, 2.60 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ3'13
Processor NumberE5-2650V2
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65–1.30V
Recommended Price$1166.00 - $1171.00
Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.4 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP95 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 51mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

POL-User
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4,564

Good

16 months ago.

2650 v2 has turbo 3.4 GHz and 13 500 Multicore and 1650 single core Passmark Points, it is definitely underastimated in this comparison

AUS-User
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3,948

Good

4 years ago.

Paid around $50 for it. Cheap and good.

janderklander75
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2

Excellent

4 years ago.

cheap, reliable, powerful, it has, like we say in Spain, the three B: Bueno Bonito Barato (good, beautiful, cheap)

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