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Intel BX80621E52670

Xeon E5-2670

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.6 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 67.3% (454th of 1442)

more Based on 4,803 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000206D6, 0FABFBFF000206D2, 1FABFBFF000206D2, 1FABFBFF00010676, 0FABFBFF000206D7, 1FABFBFF000206D6, 1FABFBFF000206D7, 1F8BFBFF000206D7, BFEBFBFF000206D7, 1789FBFF000206D7, 0F8BFBFF000206D7, 1F8BFBFF000206D6, 1FABFBFF00020651 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 55%Average: 67.3% Great: 74%
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 averaged 32.6% 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 79.1Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 300Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2670 is just 18.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2670 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 746Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 542Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,803 samples)
Rank 45467.3%
Min Avg Max
64.2 Memory 79.1 88.5
55.7 1-Core 74.8 86.2
126 2-Core 152 172
60.6% 102 Pts
Min Avg Max
232 4-Core 300 333
403 8-Core 542 628
50.6% 421 Pts
Min Avg Max
533 64-Core 746 807
46.2% 746 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
74.7% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 83.1
2-Core 160
68% 112 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 548
52% 430 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
69.9% Good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 78.2
2-Core 156
63% 106 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 505
50% 406 Pts
64-Core 717
44% 717 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
69.2% Good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 78.1
2-Core 149
62% 104 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 492
48% 394 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
69.1% Good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 68.3
2-Core 166
61% 104 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 620
56% 470 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
68.5% Good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 82
2-Core 160
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 618
55% 465 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
68.3% Good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 67.9
2-Core 136
57% 94 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 582
54% 447 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
67.9% Good
Memory 78
1-Core 68.1
2-Core 136
57% 93.9 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 532
51% 421 Pts
64-Core 772
48% 772 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
66.8% Good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 67.9
2-Core 135
56% 93 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 592
54% 452 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
66% Good
Memory 73.2
1-Core 67.2
2-Core 136
55% 92 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 570
53% 443 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-2670Intel  $53Bench 67%, 4,803 samples1x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples495x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples304x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples261x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples183x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples128x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples112x
RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples56x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $81

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2670 (20M Cache, 2.60 GHz, 8.00 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-2670
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.60V-1.35V
Recommended Price$1552.00 - $1556.00
Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.3 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP115 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15

Memory

Max Memory Size384 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

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
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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Excellent

23 months ago.

new games and windows now supports more than 4cores not unlike when it was released 2012. It is faster now on 2021

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Excellent

23 months ago.

it is my cpu it works 99% with gtx 1050 2gb alittlepremire pro lag

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