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CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 55.4% (672nd of 1442)

Based on 214 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306E4 Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v2 @ 2.00GHz
Poor: 43%Average: 55.4% Great: 64%
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 averaged 44.6% 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. Multi Core Speed 1,226Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 66.6Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 is 21.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Single Core Speed 57Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 116Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 214 samples)
Rank 67255.4%
Min Avg Max
44.2 Memory 66.6 81.4
38.9 1-Core 57 68.4
79.9 2-Core 116 132
48.3% 79.9 Pts
Min Avg Max
191 4-Core 238 256
365 8-Core 471 511
41.9% 355 Pts
Min Avg Max
992 64-Core 1,226 1,294
75.9% 1,226 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
60.1% Good
Memory 75.4
1-Core 52.7
2-Core 105
49% 77.6 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 481
43% 361 Pts
64-Core 1,235
76% 1,235 Pts
CPU0, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
59% Above average
Memory 73.2
1-Core 52.4
2-Core 105
48% 76.7 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 481
43% 361 Pts
64-Core 1,204
74% 1,204 Pts
Socket-R 2011, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
56.9% Above average
Memory 69.1
1-Core 60.2
2-Core 121
50% 83.4 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 484
43% 363 Pts
64-Core 1,201
74% 1,201 Pts
Socket-R 2011, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
54% Above average
Memory 64.3
1-Core 53.2
2-Core 104
45% 73.8 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 484
42% 360 Pts
64-Core 1,235
76% 1,235 Pts
Socket-R 2011, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
50.7% Above average
Memory 56.2
1-Core 52.9
2-Core 106
43% 71.5 Pts
4-Core 243
8-Core 473
42% 358 Pts
64-Core 1230
76% 1230 Pts
CPU0, 2 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
44.8% Average
Memory 44.8
1-Core 58.4
2-Core 121
42% 74.7 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 392
39% 316 Pts
64-Core 915
57% 915 Pts
CPU0, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
44.4% Average
Memory 43.6
1-Core 52.6
2-Core 105
38% 67.1 Pts
4-Core 243
8-Core 483
43% 363 Pts
64-Core 1,210
75% 1,210 Pts
CPU1, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
40.9% Average
Memory 57.3
1-Core 31
2-Core 60
33% 49.4 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 328
26% 231 Pts
64-Core 1,136
70% 1,136 Pts
CPU1, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
39.9% Below average
Memory 56.7
1-Core 31.4
2-Core 61.6
33% 49.9 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 259
22% 192 Pts
64-Core 1,243
77% 1,243 Pts
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CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v21stBench 55%, 214 samples1x
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860 1TBSamsungBench 86%, 2,531 samples37x
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M393B2G70DB0-CMA 16x16GBSamsungBench 101%, 41 samples25x
M391B5173QH0-CMA 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 111 samples19x
M393B1G70QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 82%, 512 samples18x
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