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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% (305th of 1385)

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 30571.8%
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 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)
76.5% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 192
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 473
50% 402 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
75.9% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 189
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 484
51% 408 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
74.4% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 96.1
2-Core 182
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 471
48% 391 Pts
64-Core 479
30% 479 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
72.5% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 80.3
2-Core 179
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 478
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
71.8% Very good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 194
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 483
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
71.7% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 185
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 496
50% 408 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
71.3% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 95.5
2-Core 200
72% 127 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 491
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
60.2% Good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 92
2-Core 156
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 263
8-Core 326
38% 295 Pts
64-Core 344
21% 344 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
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CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples798x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples260x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples242x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples185x
SSD
SM871 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 1,320 samples75x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples69x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $43Bench 106%, 237,241 samples46x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 90%, 1,961 samples242x
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 93%, 857 samples120x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples114x
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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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