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Xeon E5-2620 0

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.00 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 44.1% (955th of 1443)

Based on 35 user benchmarks.  Device: 0F8BFBFF000206D7 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 0 @ 2.00GHz
Poor: 31%Average: 44.1% Great: 57%
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

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Below average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2620 0 averaged 55.8% 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 59.5Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 54.5Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2620 0 is 25.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2620 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 276Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 235Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)
Rank 95544.1%
Min Avg Max
20.2 Memory 59.5 82.1
16.8 1-Core 54.5 65.7
40 2-Core 97.5 131
43.2% 70.5 Pts
Min Avg Max
28.6 4-Core 161 252
33.6 8-Core 235 484
24.8% 198 Pts
Min Avg Max
30.6 64-Core 276 784
17.1% 276 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
44.9% Average
Memory 46.2
1-Core 57
2-Core 116
41% 72.9 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 443
40% 338 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
39% Below average
Memory 54.9
1-Core 43.1
2-Core 74.8
37% 57.6 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 260
23% 193 Pts
64-Core 268
17% 268 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
37.7% Below average
Memory 43.1
1-Core 24.5
2-Core 79.4
29% 49 Pts
4-Core 181
8-Core 221
26% 201 Pts
64-Core 234
14% 234 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
37.7% Below average
Memory 65.5
1-Core 65.3
2-Core 62.8
44% 64.5 Pts
4-Core 60.3
8-Core 59.9
8% 60.1 Pts
64-Core 63.9
4% 63.9 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
32.4% Below average
Memory 42.5
1-Core 50.3
2-Core 92.8
36% 61.9 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 172
18% 147 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,836,046 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 0IntelBench 44%, 35 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  $90Bench 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: 60% - Good Total price: $485

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2620 (15M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 7.20 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-2620
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableYes
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.60V-1.35V
Recommended Price$370.00 - $410.00
Clock Speed2.00 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency2.50 GHz
Bus Speed7.2 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size384 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth42.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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