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CPU: Intel Xeon E5640

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 61.9% (550th of 1442)

Based on 683 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206C2 Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5640 @ 2.67GHz
Poor: 52%Average: 61.9% Great: 70%
Gaming
Gaming 62%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 54%
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Above average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5640 averaged 38.0% 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 75.7Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 261Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5640 is just 18.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5640 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 622Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 458Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 683 samples)
Rank 55061.9%
Min Avg Max
57.3 Memory 75.7 89.6
44 1-Core 65.6 73.8
95.2 2-Core 133 148
55.2% 91.5 Pts
Min Avg Max
200 4-Core 261 284
345 8-Core 458 558
43.4% 359 Pts
Min Avg Max
489 64-Core 622 711
38.5% 622 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
66.8% Good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 73
2-Core 146
60% 100 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 526
48% 404 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 71.6
2-Core 142
59% 97.9 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 551
49% 417 Pts
64-Core 557
34% 557 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 66.8
2-Core 133
57% 93.7 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 403
42% 340 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
65.9% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 66.6
2-Core 144
59% 97.5 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 526
47% 398 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
64.5% Good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 71.6
2-Core 143
58% 97.5 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 419
43% 347 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
61.8% Good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 72.7
2-Core 140
60% 98.2 Pts
4-Core 225
8-Core 396
38% 311 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
59.6% Above average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 66.3
2-Core 133
53% 89.5 Pts
4-Core 269
8-Core 467
44% 368 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Proc 1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
52.2% Above average
Memory 64.3
1-Core 63.3
2-Core 119
49% 82.1 Pts
4-Core 217
8-Core 411
37% 314 Pts
64-Core 549
34% 549 Pts
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Workstation 9%
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CPU: Intel Xeon E56401stBench 62%, 683 samples1x
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GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples87x
Quadro 5000NvidiaBench 10%, 751 samples67x
SSD
WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TBWDCBench 98%, 74,123 samples38x
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RAM
ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M393B5170FH0-CH9 58GBUnknownBench 50%, 261 samples23x
ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 ID:80 2C 36JSZF51272PZ1G4F1 JE... 82GBUnknownBench 53%, 67 samples19x
ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT31GR7BFR4C-H9 ID:80 AD H... 130GBUnknownBench 53%, 67 samples15x
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