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Xeon E5-2643 0

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 68.7% (430th of 1442)

Based on 1,000 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206D7 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2643 0 @ 3.30GHz
Poor: 59%Average: 68.7% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2643 0 averaged 31.3% 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 82.9Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 84.4Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2643 0 is just 17.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2643 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 433Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 427Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,000 samples)
Rank 43068.7%
Min Avg Max
69.7 Memory 82.9 91.4
65.4 1-Core 84.4 92.3
129 2-Core 167 184
65.7% 112 Pts
Min Avg Max
226 4-Core 297 356
332 8-Core 427 459
45.3% 362 Pts
Min Avg Max
351 64-Core 433 460
26.8% 433 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
76.9% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 90.1
2-Core 179
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 437
51% 394 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
72.3% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 176
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 428
45% 362 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 79.2
1-Core 86.1
2-Core 177
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 434
50% 390 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
68.2% Good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 87.9
2-Core 176
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 335
45% 335 Pts
64-Core 340
21% 340 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 73.9
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 176
64% 112 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 411
47% 368 Pts
64-Core 346
21% 346 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
65.5% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 87.7
2-Core 165
66% 111 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 369
40% 320 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
64.1% Good
Memory 79
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 178
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 403
42% 335 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
63.3% Good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 84.9
2-Core 152
63% 105 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 362
39% 310 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
63% Good
Memory 75.1
1-Core 85
2-Core 171
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 386
42% 331 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 59%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 48%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision T5600

CPU
Xeon E5-2643 0Intel  $1,040Bench 69%, 1,000 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples51x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples47x
SSD
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples20x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples19x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples18x
RAM
HMT31GR7CFR4C-PB 4x8GBHynix-00ADBench 78%, 761 samples41x
M393B1K70DH0-CK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 79%, 545 samples39x
M393B1G70BH0-YK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 67%, 378 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,210

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2643 (10M Cache, 3.30 GHz, 8.00 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-2643
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache10 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.60V-1.35V
Recommended Price$885.00
Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.5 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP130 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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