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Xeon X5690

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.46 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 74.7% (319th of 1459)

more Based on 4,873 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000206C2, , 0FABFBFF000206C2, 1FABFBFF000206C2, 0000000000000000, 1F8BFBFF000206C2, 0789FBFF000206C2, 0F8BFBFF000206C2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5690 @ 3.47GHz
Poor: 64%Average: 74.7% Great: 85%
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon X5690 averaged 25.2% 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. Memory Latency 87.9Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 334Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X5690 is 21.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X5690 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 618Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 518Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,873 samples)
Rank 31974.7%
Min Avg Max
75.1 Memory 87.9 95.5
76.1 1-Core 87.7 105
144 2-Core 174 210
68.9% 117 Pts
Min Avg Max
265 4-Core 334 413
389 8-Core 518 637
52.6% 426 Pts
Min Avg Max
463 64-Core 618 762
38.2% 618 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
85% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 219
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 614
64% 512 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 91.5
2-Core 183
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 547
56% 453 Pts
64-Core 643
40% 643 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
79.5% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 91.2
2-Core 181
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 519
55% 438 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
76.9% Very good
Memory 87.4
1-Core 87.8
2-Core 184
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 537
56% 448 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
76% Very good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 86.9
2-Core 174
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 516
51% 417 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
75.8% Very good
Memory 85.5
1-Core 88
2-Core 180
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 519
55% 438 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
71.1% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 89.9
2-Core 171
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 526
52% 425 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 68,304,349 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z400 Workstation

CPU
Xeon X5690IntelBench 75%, 4,873 samples1x
GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples281x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples157x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples139x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples139x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples74x
A400 480GBKingston  $34Bench 74%, 237,487 samples66x
RAM
ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 42GBUnknownBench 37%, 128 samples22x
ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 46GBUnknownBench 45%, 108 samples18x
ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 46GBUnknownBench 46%, 280 samples17x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor X5690 (12M Cache, 3.46 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameWestmere EP
Launch DateQ1'11
Processor NumberX5690
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.750V-1.350V
Recommended Price$1663.00 - $1666.00
Clock Speed3.46 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.73 GHz
Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size288 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions40-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
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

Package

Package Size42.5mm X 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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USA-User
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9,918

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

Budget beast! Said to run on certain HP Z400 desktop machines!

GBR-User
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5,828

Poor

21 months ago.

Very good overclocking potential. Running everything quite smoothly.

DEU-User
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5,793

Excellent

9 months ago.

You can find this CPU for only 20 Dollar/euro, it's still an absolute good CPU. Back in the days this CPU cost over 1000 euros

CAN-User
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5,010

Excellent

11 months ago.

Great even in 2021 and competes when paired with a good motherboard and NH Noctua DH15 CPU cooler overclocks easily too 4.4ghz maybe 4.5ghz and runs modern titles well even CyberPunk 2077 with a non AVX mode download for the game and it does absolutely stunning at 1080p 80-95FPS too 1440p at 68-75FPS pairs with a RTX 2070

AUS-User
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3,998

Excellent

15 months ago.

Good overclock speeds but lacking in IPC - It's days are numbered but it still hits hard and totally relevant paired with a modern GPU. A 2080ti is the limit as it saturates the PCIE 2.0 in the x58.

Bluecheese
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22

Excellent

4 years ago.

I have two Dell T3500 systems. One for gaming and the other to stream my games. The streaming system is running Manjaro Linux and it rocks.

chrxzzyy
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2

Excellent

3 years ago.

very nice chip, still holds a lot of punch even all those years later. if you can pick them up cheap, you can easily build a budget gaming/workstation rig, if not then don't

Coopbossmanonyt
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2

Excellent

2 years ago.

The Xeon X5690 is an exceptional cpu, with 6 cores, hyper threading and a clock of 3.46 Ghz it performs great. The price just adds to it, $45 on ebay. While it lacks Pcie 3.0 support and the IPS of modern cpus it is still a remarkable cpu.

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