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CPU: Intel Xeon E5520

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 48.6% (839th of 1443)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Device: 1FABFBFF000106A5 Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz
Poor: 29%Average: 48.6% Great: 58%
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Below average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5520 averaged 51.4% 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 58.6Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 212Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5520 is 28.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5520 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 382Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 339Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 83948.6%
Min Avg Max
19.8 Memory 58.6 77.6
27.7 1-Core 51.6 61.2
66.7 2-Core 105 125
43.1% 71.8 Pts
Min Avg Max
94.1 4-Core 212 316
136 8-Core 339 482
33.8% 276 Pts
Min Avg Max
88.1 64-Core 382 595
23.6% 382 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU #000, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
56.6% Above average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 61.2
2-Core 117
53% 85.3 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 233
28% 218 Pts
64-Core 248
15% 248 Pts
CPU socket #0, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz
55.8% Above average
Memory 70.2
1-Core 51.3
2-Core 120
49% 80.6 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 300
34% 265 Pts
64-Core 299
18% 299 Pts
CPU #000, 4 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
53% Above average
Memory 61.2
1-Core 60
2-Core 120
48% 80.5 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 482
43% 361 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
CPU #000, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
51.3% Above average
Memory 67.4
1-Core 47.7
2-Core 98.3
44% 71.1 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 239
28% 219 Pts
64-Core 264
16% 264 Pts
CPU socket #0, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
51.1% Above average
Memory 61.2
1-Core 42.6
2-Core 83.5
40% 62.4 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 477
40% 349 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
CPU #000, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
49.4% Average
Memory 54.6
1-Core 59.7
2-Core 120
45% 78 Pts
4-Core 239
8-Core 350
37% 295 Pts
64-Core 595
37% 595 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
46.4% Average
Memory 51.8
1-Core 55.3
2-Core 112
42% 72.9 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 382
36% 302 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
CPU #000, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
28.9% Poor
Memory 40.4
1-Core 27.7
2-Core 66.7
27% 44.9 Pts
4-Core 94.1
8-Core 201
17% 147 Pts
64-Core 303
19% 303 Pts
CPU socket #0, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz
22.6% Poor
Memory 19.8
1-Core 55.4
2-Core 72.8
27% 49.3 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 136
19% 142 Pts
64-Core 155
10% 155 Pts
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