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Xeon E5-1620 v3

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 73.9% (252nd of 1316)

Based on 7,749 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
Poor: 65%Average: 73.9% Great: 81%
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 averaged 26.1% 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 83.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 98Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 is just 15.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 525Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 517Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,749 samples)
Rank 25273.9%
Min Avg Max
74 Memory 83.3 91.2
75.6 1-Core 98 106
165 2-Core 196 212
73.9% 126 Pts
Min Avg Max
275 4-Core 350 413
368 8-Core 517 561
55.9% 434 Pts
Min Avg Max
396 64-Core 525 564
35.2% 525 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 212
80% 136 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 558
60% 467 Pts
64-Core 565
38% 565 Pts
LGA2011-3 SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
79.7% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 100
2-Core 210
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 559
64% 487 Pts
64-Core 561
38% 561 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
77.6% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 211
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 561
62% 477 Pts
64-Core 563
38% 563 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
77.1% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 191
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 416
56% 409 Pts
64-Core 412
28% 412 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
75.6% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 203
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 562
61% 472 Pts
64-Core 564
38% 564 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
74.1% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 213
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 547
59% 456 Pts
64-Core 561
38% 561 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
72.6% Very good
Memory 77.2
1-Core 89.6
2-Core 196
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 547
59% 457 Pts
64-Core 546
37% 546 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
70.5% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 198
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 479
52% 406 Pts
64-Core 480
32% 480 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
70.4% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 103
2-Core 203
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 537
56% 437 Pts
64-Core 548
37% 548 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 74%, 7,749 samples1,156x
GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 17%, 12,773 samples346x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 22%, 4,218 samples321x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 7,203 samples281x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 679,494 samples114x
SM871 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 955 samples94x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $135Bench 113%, 453,205 samples75x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 88%, 1,611 samples388x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,069 samples202x
M393A1G43DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 97%, 812 samples179x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 12% - Very poor Total price: $515

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-1620 v3 (10M Cache, 3.50 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ3'14
Processor NumberE5-1620V3
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache10 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65–1.30V
Recommended Price$294.00 - $297.00
Clock Speed3.5 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
Bus Speed0 GT/s QPI
QPI Links0
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP140 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth68 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-NINo
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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