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CPU: Intel Xeon X5450

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 47.2% (873rd of 1442)

Based on 826 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00010676 Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5450 @ 3.00GHz
Poor: 43%Average: 47.2% Great: 50%
Gaming
Gaming 47%
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Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Below average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5450 averaged 52.8% 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 63.1Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 169Pts

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5450 is just 7.61%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5450 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 330Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 326Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 826 samples)
Rank 87347.2%
Min Avg Max
55.4 Memory 63.1 68.6
39.1 1-Core 42.3 45.2
78.1 2-Core 84.8 92.5
40.2% 63.4 Pts
Min Avg Max
156 4-Core 169 184
267 8-Core 326 345
29.4% 248 Pts
Min Avg Max
282 64-Core 330 347
20.4% 330 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
XU1 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
49.8% Average
Memory 65.1
1-Core 47
2-Core 95.3
43% 69.1 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 326
31% 257 Pts
64-Core 326
20% 326 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
48.2% Average
Memory 61.4
1-Core 47.8
2-Core 94.2
42% 67.8 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 308
30% 248 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
47.6% Average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 47.5
2-Core 95.2
42% 67.7 Pts
4-Core 187
8-Core 354
32% 270 Pts
64-Core 363
22% 363 Pts
CPU, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
46.2% Average
Memory 59.4
1-Core 46.8
2-Core 93.9
41% 66.7 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 294
29% 237 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
CPU 1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
38.3% Below average
Memory 49.9
1-Core 34.9
2-Core 85.5
34% 56.8 Pts
4-Core 146
8-Core 243
24% 194 Pts
64-Core 261
16% 261 Pts
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
32.5% Below average
Memory 36.8
1-Core 45.9
2-Core 87.3
33% 56.7 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 279
26% 215 Pts
64-Core 326
20% 326 Pts
CPU, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
27.6% Poor
Memory 26.5
1-Core 40.6
2-Core 81.6
27% 49.6 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 249
25% 201 Pts
64-Core 257
16% 257 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,719,650 CPUs tested

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Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 45%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X54501stBench 47%, 826 samples22x
GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples9x
Quadro FX 5600NvidiaBench 6%, 254 samples9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples8x
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870 QVO 2TBSamsung  $149Bench 102%, 41,734 samples9x
870 EVO 250G 250GBSamsungBench 92%, 167 samples4x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples4x
RAM
49GBUnknownBench 18%, 1,461 samples45x
65GBUnknownBench 19%, 1,017 samples36x
41GBUnknownBench 17%, 2,583 samples24x
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