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Xeon E3-1271 v3

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 75.9% (293rd of 1442)

Based on 1,699 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306C3 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1271 v3 @ 3.60GHz
Poor: 65%Average: 75.9% Great: 84%
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 averaged 24.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 84.1Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 107Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 is just 19.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 560Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 552Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,699 samples)
Rank 29375.9%
Min Avg Max
69.1 Memory 84.1 94.4
86.9 1-Core 107 117
162 2-Core 205 232
75.4% 132 Pts
Min Avg Max
300 4-Core 367 428
437 8-Core 552 603
57% 460 Pts
Min Avg Max
461 64-Core 560 605
34.7% 560 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 570
58% 472 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
79.8% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 105
2-Core 206
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 547
57% 457 Pts
64-Core 559
35% 559 Pts
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
79.6% Very good
Memory 95
1-Core 109
2-Core 206
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 566
56% 456 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
77.5% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 100
2-Core 211
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 560
61% 482 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
72% Very good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 104
2-Core 198
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 540
55% 443 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
70.3% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 172
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 488
51% 408 Pts
64-Core 561
35% 561 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,716,243 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision T1700

CPU
Xeon E3-1271 v3IntelBench 76%, 1,699 samples1x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples247x
Quadro K620Nvidia  $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples166x
Quadro K600NvidiaBench 3%, 8,087 samples159x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples70x
LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GBLiteonitBench 83%, 4,915 samples56x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples54x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples78x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 56%, 3,905 samples48x
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 53%, 7,869 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 31% - Below average Total price: $43

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E3-1271 v3 (8M Cache, 3.60 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ2'14
Processor NumberE3-1271V3
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$328.00 - $339.00
Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4 GHz
Bus Speed5 GT/s DMI2
QPI Links0
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP80 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2013D

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

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
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Fast Memory AccessYes
Flex Memory AccessYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Yes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography22nm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1150

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes
Anti-Theft TechYes

 Comments

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1 month ago.

It's basically a souped up i7-4790, if you can find it cheap it's a great CPU

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Good

3 years ago.

Overall, gets the job done for my first PC, i congratulate it.

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