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Xeon E5502

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2 Cores, 2 Threads @1.86 GHz, Nehalem EP.
Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 43% (987th of 1445)

Based on 94 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5502 @ 1.87GHz
Poor: 31%Average: 43% Great: 47%
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

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Below average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5502 averaged 57.0% 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 72.1Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 43.8Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5502 is just 16.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5502 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 86.2Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 85.9Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 94 samples)
Rank 98743%
Min Avg Max
48.8 Memory 72.1 79.9
29.6 1-Core 43.8 47.3
44.5 2-Core 82.4 94.5
43.3% 66.1 Pts
Min Avg Max
54.8 4-Core 83.3 94.6
64.7 8-Core 85.9 94.6
11.2% 84.6 Pts
Min Avg Max
58.6 64-Core 86.2 94.8
5.3% 86.2 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
59.2% Above average
Memory 92.4
1-Core 77.9
2-Core 153
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 152
21% 154 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
44.5% Average
Memory 73.3
1-Core 47.3
2-Core 92.1
46% 70.9 Pts
4-Core 95.3
8-Core 92.4
13% 93.9 Pts
64-Core 87.7
5% 87.7 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
42.8% Average
Memory 72.4
1-Core 46.3
2-Core 92.1
45% 70.3 Pts
4-Core 76.9
8-Core 92.6
11% 84.8 Pts
64-Core 89.7
6% 89.7 Pts
1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
38.9% Below average
Memory 68.6
1-Core 33
2-Core 48.9
36% 50.2 Pts
4-Core 55.4
8-Core 62.8
8% 59.1 Pts
64-Core 63
4% 63 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
38.8% Below average
Memory 69.5
1-Core 7
2-Core 34.1
29% 36.9 Pts
4-Core 47.8
8-Core 66.9
7% 57.3 Pts
64-Core 49.7
3% 49.7 Pts
1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
32% Below average
Memory 51.8
1-Core 37.4
2-Core 68.9
34% 52.7 Pts
4-Core 72.4
8-Core 78.5
10% 75.4 Pts
64-Core 78.6
5% 78.6 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
30.8% Below average
Memory 52.2
1-Core 38.2
2-Core 48
32% 46.1 Pts
4-Core 57.1
8-Core 60.1
8% 58.6 Pts
64-Core 59.3
4% 59.3 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,872,439 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X58

CPU
Xeon E5502IntelBench 43%, 94 samples1x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples116x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples89x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples80x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples67x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples55x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples47x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples311x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples253x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples185x
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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5502 (4M Cache, 1.86 GHz, 4.80 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameNehalem EP
Launch DateQ1'09
Processor NumberE5502
# of Cores2
# of Threads2
Cache4 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.75V -1.35V
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed1.86 GHz
Bus Speed4.8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Max TDP80 W

Memory

Max Memory Size144 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth19.2 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions40-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Turbo Boost TechNo
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes

Package

Package Size42.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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