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Xeon X5690

Xeon X5690
BENCHMARKS (4,873)
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -81%Memory 6%, 1-Core -102%, 2-Core -99%, 4-Core -98%, 8-Core -112%Overclocked Score -63%1-Core -79%, 2-Core -77%, 4-Core -75%, 8-Core -87%, Memory 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -72%, Market Share -10,256%Nice To Haves -166%64-Core -121%, 64-Core -154%, Age -224%

Average Bench: 74.7% (322^nd of 1463)

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 75%

Battleship

Desktop 76%

Battleship

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 4,873 samples)

Rank 32274.7%

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

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 21 days ago.Xeon X5690,

CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

80% Excellent

Memory 94

1-Core 90.9

2-Core 183

73% 123 Pts

4-Core 358

8-Core 511

54% 434 Pts

64-Core 630

39% 630 Pts

NLD-User, 8 days ago.Xeon X5690,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

78.2% Very good

Memory 95.3

1-Core 102

2-Core 177

75% 125 Pts

4-Core 331

8-Core 540

53% 436 Pts

64-Core 653

40% 653 Pts

BIH-User, 21 days ago.Xeon X5690,

CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

77.2% Very good

Memory 88.4

1-Core 86.6

2-Core 181

70% 119 Pts

4-Core 356

8-Core 528

55% 442 Pts

64-Core 644

40% 644 Pts

FRA-User, 5 days ago.Xeon X5690,

1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

77.1% Very good

Memory 88.2

1-Core 88.4

2-Core 175

69% 117 Pts

4-Core 357

8-Core 552

56% 454 Pts

64-Core 637

39% 637 Pts

AUS-User, 5 days ago.Xeon X5690,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

75.3% Very good

Memory 89.1

1-Core 89.9

2-Core 180

70% 120 Pts

4-Core 333

8-Core 504

52% 418 Pts

64-Core 578

36% 578 Pts

CHN-User, 21 days ago.Xeon X5690,

CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

75.2% Very good

Memory 85

1-Core 88.7

2-Core 178

69% 117 Pts

4-Core 355

8-Core 503

54% 429 Pts

64-Core 488

30% 488 Pts

PER-User, 14 days ago.Xeon X5690,

CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)

74.5% Very good

Memory 88.7

1-Core 89.6

2-Core 182

70% 120 Pts

4-Core 326

8-Core 515

52% 421 Pts

64-Core 643

40% 643 Pts

FRA-User, 17 days ago.Xeon X5690,

CPU1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

73% Very good

Memory 85.5

1-Core 87

2-Core 179

69% 117 Pts

4-Core 327

8-Core 496

51% 411 Pts

64-Core 656

41% 656 Pts

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: HP Z400 Workstation

CPU
Xeon X5690IntelBench 75%, 4,873 samples	1x

GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples	282x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	157x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	139x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	139x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	66x

RAM
ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 42GBUnknownBench 37%, 128 samples	22x
ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 46GBUnknownBench 45%, 108 samples	18x
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 samples	17x

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Value: 23% - Poor

Total price: $25

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Xeon® Processor X5690 (12M Cache, 3.46 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Westmere EP
Launch Date	Q1'11
Processor Number	X5690
# of Cores	6
# of Threads	12
Cache	12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	32 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.750V-1.350V
Recommended Price	$1663.00 - $1666.00
Clock Speed	3.46 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.73 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	2
Max TDP	130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	288 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	40-bit
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	Yes

Package

Package Size	42.5mm X 45mm
Max CPU Configuration	2
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	Yes

Comments

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USA-User

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9,976

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 months ago.

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

GBR-User

level
5,858

Poor

23 months ago.

Very good overclocking potential. Running everything quite smoothly.

DEU-User

level
5,825

Excellent

11 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

AUS-User

level
4,018

Excellent

17 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

level
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

level
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

level
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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Xeon X5690

Average Bench: 74.7% (322nd of 1463)

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