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Xeon E5-2697 v3

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14 Cores, 28 Threads @2.6 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 72.2% (356th of 1442)

Based on 841 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 65%Average: 72.2% Great: 81%
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 averaged 27.7% 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. Multi Core Speed 1,574Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 79.7Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 is just 15.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 691Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 177Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 841 samples)
Rank 35672.2%
Min Avg Max
72.5 Memory 79.7 88.5
68.9 1-Core 90.4 103
143 2-Core 177 205
67.2% 116 Pts
Min Avg Max
290 4-Core 348 407
577 8-Core 691 810
61.3% 520 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,256 64-Core 1,574 1,850
97.4% 1,574 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
78.9% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 199
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 802
71% 601 Pts
64-Core 1,843
114% 1,843 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
78.4% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 193
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 724
66% 556 Pts
64-Core 1,691
105% 1,691 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
76.8% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 181
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 679
61% 513 Pts
64-Core 1,608
100% 1,608 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
74.3% Very good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 90.8
2-Core 183
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 769
67% 569 Pts
64-Core 1,817
112% 1,817 Pts
LGA2011-3 SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
73.6% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 85.6
2-Core 170
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 671
59% 504 Pts
64-Core 1,554
96% 1,554 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
71.5% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 86
2-Core 172
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 685
60% 511 Pts
64-Core 1,602
99% 1,602 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
71.1% Very good
Memory 77.8
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 182
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 688
61% 517 Pts
64-Core 1,608
100% 1,608 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
71% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 179
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 663
59% 497 Pts
64-Core 1,613
100% 1,613 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
68.9% Good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 69
2-Core 145
59% 98.3 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 634
55% 470 Pts
64-Core 1,553
96% 1,553 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 5810

CPU
Xeon E5-2697 v3IntelBench 72%, 841 samples1x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples414x
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  $54Bench 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 E5-2697 v3 (35M Cache, 2.60 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ3'14
Processor NumberE5-2697V3
# of Cores14
# of Threads28
Cache35 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65V–1.30V
Recommended Price$2702.00 - $2706.00
Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
Bus Speed9.6 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP145 W
Product BriefLink

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR4 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 TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 51mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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