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Xeon X5679

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 76.7% (283rd of 1442)

Based on 78 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206C2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5679 @ 3.20GHz
Poor: 71%Average: 76.7% Great: 85%
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon X5679 averaged 23.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Xeon X5679 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 90.2Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 342Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X5679 is just 13.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X5679 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 646Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 538Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)
Rank 28376.7%
Min Avg Max
81.3 Memory 90.2 95.7
72.4 1-Core 84.1 103
157 2-Core 173 203
68.8% 116 Pts
Min Avg Max
303 4-Core 342 413
473 8-Core 538 655
54.2% 440 Pts
Min Avg Max
512 64-Core 646 777
40% 646 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
82% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 610
60% 490 Pts
64-Core 739
46% 739 Pts
Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
78.5% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 87.7
2-Core 175
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 540
54% 442 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
77.8% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 86.9
2-Core 174
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 551
55% 446 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
74.9% Very good
Memory 93.8
1-Core 78.6
2-Core 159
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 518
50% 411 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
72.5% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 80.8
2-Core 173
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 503
52% 418 Pts
64-Core 553
34% 553 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
71.9% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 61
2-Core 170
60% 104 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 497
52% 414 Pts
64-Core 634
39% 634 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
69.8% Good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 86.6
2-Core 151
64% 106 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 470
49% 394 Pts
64-Core 605
37% 605 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
67.6% Good
Memory 75.6
1-Core 74.7
2-Core 162
60% 104 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 495
50% 408 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Intel X58

CPU
Xeon X5679IntelBench 77%, 78 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples12x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples10x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples9x
SSD
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples11x
CS900 120GBPNY  $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples6x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples6x
RAM
MXIC 25L8005 41GBUnknownBench 36%, 466 samples57x
Winbond W25X/Q32 44GBUnknownBench 38%, 266 samples31x
MXIC 25L8005 37GBUnknownBench 37%, 309 samples29x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $97

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