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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: 73.5% (265th of 1323)

Based on 8,252 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
Poor: 63%Average: 73.5% Great: 80%
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 averaged 26.4% 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 83.1Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 97.7Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 is just 17.3%. 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 524Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 515Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,252 samples)
Rank 26573.5%
Min Avg Max
73.7 Memory 83.1 91.1
76.9 1-Core 97.7 106
154 2-Core 194 212
73.5% 125 Pts
Min Avg Max
264 4-Core 348 411
378 8-Core 515 560
55.6% 432 Pts
Min Avg Max
392 64-Core 524 564
35.2% 524 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)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 577
63% 486 Pts
64-Core 579
39% 579 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
77.7% Very good
Memory 85.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 205
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 571
61% 475 Pts
64-Core 577
39% 577 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
77% Very good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 104
2-Core 190
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 574
60% 472 Pts
64-Core 569
38% 569 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
75.1% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 205
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 570
59% 462 Pts
64-Core 565
38% 565 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
73.9% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 104
2-Core 196
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 568
58% 456 Pts
64-Core 570
38% 570 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
73.2% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 200
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 581
59% 466 Pts
64-Core 564
38% 564 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
73.1% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 100
2-Core 197
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 499
54% 417 Pts
64-Core 571
38% 571 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
72.3% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 90.3
2-Core 192
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 573
58% 456 Pts
64-Core 574
38% 574 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
68.2% Good
Memory 75.1
1-Core 82.1
2-Core 190
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 509
54% 420 Pts
64-Core 509
34% 509 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 74%, 8,252 samples1,380x
GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 17%, 13,402 samples427x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 22%, 6,029 samples370x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 7,335 samples350x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 106%, 538,085 samples129x
SM871 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 1,042 samples109x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 496,262 samples88x
RAM
HMA451R7MFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 89%, 1,744 samples453x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 95%, 1,162 samples231x
M393A1G43DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 96%, 866 samples205x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 12% - Very poor Total price: $520

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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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