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Xeon E5-2660 v2

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10 Cores, 20 Threads @2.2 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 46.9% (883rd of 1442)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Devices: 0FABFBFF000306E4, 1FABFBFF000306E4, 0F8BFBFF000306E4 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2660 v2 @ 2.20GHz
Poor: 35%Average: 46.9% Great: 60%
Gaming
Gaming 47%
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Desktop
Desktop 51%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Below average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 averaged 53.0% 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 59.9Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 62.4Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 is 25.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 396Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 289Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 88346.9%
Min Avg Max
26.6 Memory 59.9 80.6
31.6 1-Core 62.4 75
59.2 2-Core 116 150
47.3% 79.4 Pts
Min Avg Max
55.6 4-Core 189 286
61.7 8-Core 289 560
29.6% 239 Pts
Min Avg Max
61.3 64-Core 396 1,195
24.5% 396 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
54.7% Above average
Memory 61.4
1-Core 67.1
2-Core 132
51% 86.8 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 358
39% 310 Pts
64-Core 326
20% 326 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
52.9% Above average
Memory 64
1-Core 57.3
2-Core 114
47% 78.5 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 461
40% 343 Pts
64-Core 834
52% 834 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
50.4% Above average
Memory 52.8
1-Core 65.6
2-Core 126
47% 81.3 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 532
46% 394 Pts
64-Core 1,028
64% 1,028 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
49.2% Average
Memory 53.5
1-Core 52.1
2-Core 115
43% 73.4 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 449
41% 346 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
45.8% Average
Memory 48.3
1-Core 58
2-Core 121
43% 75.6 Pts
4-Core 233
8-Core 401
38% 317 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
37.5% Below average
Memory 36.4
1-Core 54.7
2-Core 112
37% 67.7 Pts
4-Core 207
8-Core 380
35% 293 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
28.4% Poor
Memory 38.8
1-Core 38.8
2-Core 56.7
28% 44.8 Pts
4-Core 98.2
8-Core 156
16% 127 Pts
64-Core 200
12% 200 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 63%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 54%
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System: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)

CPU
Xeon E5-2660 v2Intel  $86Bench 47%, 32 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples37x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples29x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples28x
SSD
HARDDISK 2TBQemuBench 65%, 24 samples19x
HARDDISK 500GBQemuBench 59%, 94 samples18x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples16x
RAM
1x16GBQEMUBench 91%, 3,887 samples140x
1x8GBQEMUBench 78%, 5,342 samples73x
1x12GBQEMUBench 78%, 4,175 samples66x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $571

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2660 v2 (25M Cache, 2.20 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ3'13
Processor NumberE5-2660V2
# of Cores10
# of Threads20
Cache25 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65–1.30V
Recommended Price$1389.00 - $1393.00
Clock Speed2.2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth59.7 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

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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