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Xeon E5-2690 v3

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12 Cores, 24 Threads @2.6 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 64.4% (531st of 1468)

more Based on 1,709 user benchmarks.  Devices: 1789FBFF000306F2, 0FABFBFF000206D2, 1FABFBFF000206D2, 0000000000000000, 0F8BFBFF000306F2, 1F8BFBFF000306F2, 1FABFBFF00020651, 1FABFBFF000306F0, 1FABFBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 v3 @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 52%Average: 64.4% Great: 70%
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 averaged 35.5% 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 67.7Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 332Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 is just 17.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 521Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 492Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 1,709 samples)
Rank 53164.4%
Min Avg Max
55.6 Memory 67.7 73.2
66.9 1-Core 84.7 91.1
137 2-Core 169 182
60.9% 107 Pts
Min Avg Max
253 4-Core 332 363
315 8-Core 492 686
51.3% 412 Pts
Min Avg Max
305 64-Core 521 990
32.3% 521 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 76.6
1-Core 83.4
2-Core 160
62% 107 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 528
50% 415 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
65.4% Good
Memory 69.4
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 164
61% 106 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 636
57% 483 Pts
64-Core 1,107
68% 1,107 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
64.4% Good
Memory 68.6
1-Core 81.8
2-Core 164
60% 105 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 454
49% 391 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
58.8% Above average
Memory 65
1-Core 74.1
2-Core 163
57% 101 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 596
51% 439 Pts
64-Core 1,212
75% 1,212 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
51.1% Above average
Memory 51.5
1-Core 77.5
2-Core 147
51% 92.1 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 501
46% 386 Pts
64-Core 923
57% 923 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
48.7% Average
Memory 43.1
1-Core 66.6
2-Core 138
45% 82.7 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 504
48% 398 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
36.2% Below average
Memory 49.4
1-Core 23.6
2-Core 52.8
28% 41.9 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 292
24% 208 Pts
64-Core 920
57% 920 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
5.47% Terrible
Memory 8.3
1-Core 12.6
2-Core 12.8
7% 11.2 Pts
4-Core 14.6
8-Core 22.6
2% 18.6 Pts
64-Core 11.6
1% 11.6 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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CPU
Xeon E5-2690 v3IntelBench 64%, 1,709 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,158x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,091x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples850x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples460x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples440x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples526x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples383x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples307x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 23% - Poor Total price: $25

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690 v3 (30M Cache, 2.60 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ3'14
Processor NumberE5-2690V3
# of Cores12
# of Threads24
Cache30 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65V–1.30V
Recommended Price$2090.00 - $2094.00
Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.5 GHz
Bus Speed9.6 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP135 W
Product BriefLink

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR4 1600/1866/2133
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth68 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions46-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurationsx4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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