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▲ 5298 ▼

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

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▲ 5185 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.66 GHz, Bloomfield.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+19%
Real World Speed
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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
6,508 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 554th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		75.3 % Faster effective speed.
+19% 		63.1 %
Average Score 
+36%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6% 		83.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+26% 		68 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		172 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+31% 		131 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		334 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+39% 		240 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		515 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+78% 		290 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+42%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.8 Pts +3% 92.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		103 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+41% 		73.2 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		203 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+44% 		141 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		397 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+42% 		280 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		629 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+81% 		348 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+13%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		84.9 % Better value.
+28% 		66.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +2% 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$180 Cheaper.
+22% 		$230
Nice To Haves 
+77%
Age
Newest 		123+ Months +5% 129+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		757 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+118% 		348 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		610 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+108% 		293 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'10 Q1'09
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 45 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$594.00 $305.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.6 GHz 2.93 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		6.4 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		32 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		42.5mm X 45mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 75.3%
Average Bench 63.1%

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

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