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CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 63.7% (521st of 1442)

Based on 772 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306E4 Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
Poor: 49%Average: 63.7% Great: 72%
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier

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Above average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 averaged 36.2% 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 2,374Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 70Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is 23.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Single Core Speed 77.5Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 620Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 772 samples)
Rank 52163.7%
Min Avg Max
44.1 Memory 70 83.4
51.8 1-Core 77.5 95.5
126 2-Core 158 186
58.8% 102 Pts
Min Avg Max
255 4-Core 309 351
539 8-Core 620 664
54.7% 464 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,876 64-Core 2,374 2,530
147% 2,374 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0, 2 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
68.1% Good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 165
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 628
55% 469 Pts
64-Core 2,418
150% 2,418 Pts
SOCKET 0, 2 CPU, 24 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
67.4% Good
Memory 74
1-Core 88.7
2-Core 172
64% 112 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 624
56% 476 Pts
64-Core 1,864
115% 1,864 Pts
CPU0, 2 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
67.2% Good
Memory 82
1-Core 71
2-Core 142
60% 98.3 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 566
50% 425 Pts
64-Core 2172
134% 2172 Pts
CPU 1, 2 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 74.2
1-Core 81.6
2-Core 158
61% 104 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 619
55% 466 Pts
64-Core 2,366
146% 2,366 Pts
Socket-R 2011, 2 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 90.5
2-Core 176
65% 113 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 626
56% 472 Pts
64-Core 2,425
150% 2,425 Pts
Socket-R 2011, 2 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
62.8% Good
Memory 67.6
1-Core 81.4
2-Core 166
60% 105 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 631
56% 471 Pts
64-Core 2,426
150% 2,426 Pts
Proc 1, 2 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
59.9% Above average
Memory 68
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 140
54% 92.6 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 556
49% 417 Pts
64-Core 2,408
149% 2,408 Pts
Socket-R 2011, 2 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
57.7% Above average
Memory 62.7
1-Core 70.6
2-Core 143
53% 92.1 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 566
50% 424 Pts
64-Core 2,386
148% 2,386 Pts
SOCKET 0, 2 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
51.5% Above average
Memory 44.3
1-Core 79
2-Core 158
50% 93.7 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 624
55% 469 Pts
64-Core 2,391
148% 2,391 Pts
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CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v21stBench 64%, 772 samples1x
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M393B1G70QH0-CMA 4x8GBSamsungBench 82%, 512 samples18x
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