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Xeon W3690

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.46 GHz, Gulftown.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 76.9% (280th of 1442)

Based on 4,808 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206C2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3690 @ 3.47GHz
Poor: 69%Average: 76.9% Great: 86%
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon W3690 averaged 23.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Xeon W3690 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 90.2Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 344Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon W3690 is just 17.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon W3690 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 635Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 536Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,808 samples)
Rank 28076.9%
Min Avg Max
81.3 Memory 90.2 97
75.2 1-Core 89.1 106
151 2-Core 179 212
70.6% 119 Pts
Min Avg Max
278 4-Core 344 421
451 8-Core 536 652
54.3% 440 Pts
Min Avg Max
468 64-Core 635 792
39.3% 635 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.55 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 206
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 657
65% 533 Pts
64-Core 754
47% 754 Pts
Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
79.4% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 180
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 538
56% 448 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
78.8% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 89.3
2-Core 180
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 574
57% 467 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
78.7% Very good
Memory 93.8
1-Core 91.4
2-Core 184
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 451
52% 402 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
78% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 89.3
2-Core 180
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 534
56% 446 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
74.8% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 91
2-Core 165
70% 116 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 511
50% 412 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
73.9% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 84.7
2-Core 168
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 459
52% 408 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
73.5% Very good
Memory 86.3
1-Core 89
2-Core 159
67% 111 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 509
52% 419 Pts
64-Core 623
39% 623 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 26%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 22%
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CPU
Xeon W3690Intel  $990Bench 77%, 4,808 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples172x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples156x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples126x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples145x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples75x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples54x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples648x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples576x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples324x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,077

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor W3690 (12M Cache, 3.46 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameGulftown
Launch DateQ1'11
Processor NumberW3690
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.800V-1.375V
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed3.46 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.73 GHz
Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links1
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size24 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions40-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes

Package

Package Size42.5mm X 45mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366
Processing Die Size239 mm2

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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3 months ago.

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Amazing value, you can find new motherboards on ebay and ali express for it—Mar '21

GBR-User
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5,782

Excellent

18 months ago.

Old but when overclocked to 30x multiplier plays games well despite it's age

PAK-User
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3,302

Poor

2 months ago.

Cheap And Still powerful, If you're on a budget this processor wins the game

SVN-User
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2,052

Excellent

5 years ago.

Its like 30 euros cheaper than a Xeon E5520 and 2.2461x faster than it.

sciencentecnlgy
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Excellent

2 years ago.

unlocked gulftown for cheap

Ziptar
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Excellent

6 years ago.

Cheap by today's standards and holds up well even in 2017.

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