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Xeon L5640

Xeon L5640
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Effective Speed -62%Effective Speed -62%Average Score -157%Memory 4%, 1-Core -194%, 2-Core -185%, 4-Core -187%, 8-Core -221%Overclocked Score -100%1-Core -120%, 2-Core -119%, 4-Core -118%, 8-Core -145%, Memory 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -93%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -273%64-Core -212%, 64-Core -333%, Age -275%

Average Bench: 65.5% (488^th of 1442)

Based on 592 user benchmarks. Devices: BFEBFBFF000206C2, 1F8BFBFF000206C1 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5640 @ 2.27GHz

Poor: 53%Average: 65.5% Great: 80%

Gaming 66%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 52%

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon L5640 averaged 34.4% 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 86.7Pts

Avg. Quad Core Speed 242Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon L5640 is 26.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon L5640 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 436Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 367Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 592 samples)

Rank 48865.5%

Min	Avg	Max
72.6	Memory 86.7	96.3
47.3	1-Core 62.9	88.6
95.8	2-Core 127	176
57.6% 92.2 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
172	4-Core 242	345
275	8-Core 367	523
37.8% 305 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
323	64-Core 436	647
27% 436 Pts

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

LTU-User, 4 months ago.Xeon L5640,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

75.7% Very good

Memory 92.6

1-Core 94.6

2-Core 188

74% 125 Pts

4-Core 318

8-Core 480

50% 399 Pts

64-Core 618

38% 618 Pts

THA-User, 7 months ago.Xeon L5640,

J1PR, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)

73.9% Very good

Memory 93.4

1-Core 78

2-Core 152

66% 108 Pts

4-Core 295

8-Core 444

46% 370 Pts

64-Core 516

32% 516 Pts

ESP-User, 6 months ago.Xeon L5640,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)

64.9% Good

Memory 88.5

1-Core 55.1

2-Core 113

55% 85.7 Pts

4-Core 225

8-Core 353

36% 289 Pts

64-Core 395

24% 395 Pts

ESP-User, 7 months ago.Xeon L5640,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)

62.3% Good

Memory 83.5

1-Core 55.9

2-Core 113

53% 84 Pts

4-Core 224

8-Core 344

35% 284 Pts

64-Core 408

25% 408 Pts

VNM-User, 5 months ago.Xeon L5640,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)

59.2% Above average

Memory 77.8

1-Core 55.5

2-Core 113

51% 82.2 Pts

4-Core 221

8-Core 321

34% 271 Pts

64-Core 398

25% 398 Pts

USA-User, 3 months ago.Xeon L5640,

CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)

57.1% Above average

Memory 79.8

1-Core 57.1

2-Core 110

52% 82.3 Pts

4-Core 188

8-Core 311

30% 250 Pts

64-Core 369

23% 369 Pts

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

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System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

CPU
Xeon L5640IntelBench 66%, 592 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	172x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples	155x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	145x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	75x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	648x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	576x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	324x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $87

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Xeon® Processor L5640 (12M Cache, 2.26 GHz, 5.86 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Westmere EP
Launch Date	Q1'10
Processor Number	L5640
# of Cores	6
# of Threads	12
Cache	12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	32 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.750V-1.350V
Recommended Price	$996.00 - $999.00
Clock Speed	2.26 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	5.86 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	2
Max TDP	60 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	288 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	40-bit
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	Yes

Package

Package Size	42.5mm X 45mm
Max CPU Configuration	2
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	Yes

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Xeon L5640

Average Bench: 65.5% (488^th of 1442)

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Average Bench: 65.5% (488th of 1442)

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