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▲ 5298 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.33 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

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▲ 5178 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+31%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 10,198 user samples
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6,658 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.35 GHz
Poor: 68% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 320th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
3,540 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 63% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 63%
SPEED RANK: 649th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		75.3 % Much faster effective speed.
+31% 		57.5 %
Average Score 
+46%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89 Pts Lower memory latency.
+18% 		75.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+54% 		56 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		172 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+52% 		113 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		334 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+54% 		217 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		515 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+51% 		340 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+50%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+16% 		82.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		103 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+58% 		65.1 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		203 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+56% 		130 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		397 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+59% 		249 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		629 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+61% 		391 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		84.9 % +4% 81.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +2% 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$180 $77 Much cheaper.
+57%
Nice To Haves 
+37%
Age
Newest 		123+ Months +3% 127+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		757 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+63% 		464 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		610 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+45% 		421 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'10 Q1'12
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 AVX
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		No Yes
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range 		0.800V-1.375V 0.60V-1.35V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$594.00 $382.00 - $410.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.6 GHz 2.5 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		6.4 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
QPI Links
# of QPI Links 		1 2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		24 GB 384 GB
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		3 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		32 GB/s 42.6 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		42.5mm X 45mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration 		1 2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 75.3%
Average Bench 57.5%

A very good Xeon budget CPU! The only flaws are its age and 64-core speed [Aug '20 0306]

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