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Xeon E5-2690 v3

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12 Cores, 24 Threads @2.6 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 71.7% (364th of 1442)

Based on 1,130 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 v3 @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 64%Average: 71.7% Great: 79%
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 averaged 28.2% 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. Multi Core Speed 1,351Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 79.9Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 is just 15.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 679Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 172Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,130 samples)
Rank 36471.7%
Min Avg Max
72.4 Memory 79.9 88.4
65.4 1-Core 87.3 99.6
137 2-Core 172 199
65.9% 113 Pts
Min Avg Max
279 4-Core 342 396
530 8-Core 679 787
60.2% 510 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,046 64-Core 1,351 1,560
83.6% 1,351 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
79.3% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 185
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 760
67% 568 Pts
64-Core 1,576
98% 1,576 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
78.6% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 182
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 762
67% 569 Pts
64-Core 1,520
94% 1,520 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
75.3% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 169
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 751
66% 558 Pts
64-Core 1,533
95% 1,533 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
71.8% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 63.9
2-Core 174
62% 107 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 614
55% 466 Pts
64-Core 1,340
83% 1,340 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 87.2
2-Core 163
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 679
60% 509 Pts
64-Core 1,316
82% 1,316 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
68.7% Good
Memory 78.1
1-Core 80.8
2-Core 162
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 651
57% 485 Pts
64-Core 1,385
86% 1,385 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
66.3% Good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 72.9
2-Core 145
60% 99.5 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 569
50% 426 Pts
64-Core 1131
70% 1131 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-2690 v3IntelBench 72%, 1,130 samples1x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples414x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples385x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples286x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples108x
SM871 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 1,320 samples105x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples62x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 90%, 1,961 samples347x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples208x
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 93%, 857 samples193x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 27% - Poor Total price: $80

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690 v3 (30M Cache, 2.60 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ3'14
Processor NumberE5-2690V3
# of Cores12
# of Threads24
Cache30 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65V–1.30V
Recommended Price$2090.00 - $2094.00
Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.5 GHz
Bus Speed9.6 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP135 W
Product BriefLink

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR4 1600/1866/2133
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth68 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 SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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