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Xeon E5-2690 v4

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14 Cores, 28 Threads @2.60 GHz, Broadwell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 67% (460th of 1442)

more Based on 379 user benchmarks.  Devices: 1789FBFF000406F1, 0FABFBFF000206D2, 1FABFBFF000406F1, 1FABFBFF000206D2, 0000000000000000, 1F8BFBFF000406F1, 0FABFBFF000406F1, 1FABFBFF000306F0, BFEBFBFF0001067A Models: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 v4 @ 2.20GHz
Poor: 43%Average: 67% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 averaged 33.0% 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 69.7Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 351Pts

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 is 34.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 661Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 538Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 379 samples)
Rank 46067%
Min Avg Max
49.7 Memory 69.7 78.3
56 1-Core 93.7 104
96.5 2-Core 186 208
65.6% 117 Pts
Min Avg Max
167 4-Core 351 414
180 8-Core 538 817
55% 444 Pts
Min Avg Max
187 64-Core 661 1,538
40.9% 661 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU #000, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 14 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
73% Very good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 197
69% 123 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 767
68% 578 Pts
64-Core 1,238
77% 1,238 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
63.7% Good
Memory 65.8
1-Core 86.6
2-Core 178
62% 110 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 614
56% 472 Pts
64-Core 1,080
67% 1,080 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
61.9% Good
Memory 61.3
1-Core 62.2
2-Core 161
53% 94.9 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 560
55% 448 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
53.8% Above average
Memory 56.5
1-Core 68.2
2-Core 134
49% 86.1 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 426
43% 350 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
42.7% Average
Memory 50.8
1-Core 55.3
2-Core 120
43% 75.4 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 429
35% 307 Pts
64-Core 324
20% 324 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
31.8% Below average
Memory 47.9
1-Core 51.3
2-Core 79.3
37% 59.5 Pts
4-Core 90.6
8-Core 102
13% 96.3 Pts
64-Core 88
5% 88 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,821,662 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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CPU
Xeon E5-2690 v4IntelBench 67%, 379 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,043x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples824x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples457x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples425x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690 v4 (35M Cache, 2.60 GHz)
Code NameBroadwell
Launch DateQ1'16
Processor NumberE5-2690V4
# of Cores14
# of Threads28
Cache35 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
VID Voltage Range0
Recommended Price$2090.00 - $2094.00
Clock Speed2.60 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.50 GHz
Bus Speed9.6 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP135 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size1.54 TB
Memory TypesDDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth76.8 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions46-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurationsx4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NIYes
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size45mm x 52.5mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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