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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: 71.8% (361st of 1442)

Based on 10,197 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
Poor: 60%Average: 71.8% Great: 79%
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 averaged 28.2% 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 83.2Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 94.1Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 is just 18.5%. 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 Speed 501Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 491Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,197 samples)
Rank 36171.8%
Min Avg Max
71.8 Memory 83.2 91.3
70.8 1-Core 94.1 103
144 2-Core 185 205
70.1% 121 Pts
Min Avg Max
229 4-Core 328 391
354 8-Core 491 552
50.9% 410 Pts
Min Avg Max
376 64-Core 501 553
31% 501 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 200
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 533
58% 457 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
79.3% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 195
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 524
56% 446 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
76.1% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 177
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 526
54% 433 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
74.3% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 182
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 531
54% 440 Pts
64-Core 530
33% 530 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
73.8% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 93.7
2-Core 188
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 504
53% 422 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
73.1% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 94.8
2-Core 173
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 488
49% 397 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
LGA2011-3 SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
70.1% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 91.2
2-Core 184
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 527
51% 421 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
69.7% Good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 189
69% 121 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 530
52% 428 Pts
64-Core 532
33% 532 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
65.3% Good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 168
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 439
44% 358 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples1,242x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples415x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples386x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples287x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples108x
SM871 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 1,320 samples105x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $35Bench 106%, 237,241 samples62x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 90%, 1,961 samples349x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples208x
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 93%, 857 samples193x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 27% - Poor Total price: $80

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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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