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Xeon X3470

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.93 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 68.7% (429th of 1441)

Based on 8,730 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000106E5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3470 @ 2.93GHz
Poor: 58%Average: 68.7% Great: 78%
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon X3470 averaged 31.3% 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 89.4Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 80.4Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X3470 is 20.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X3470 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 368Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 364Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,730 samples)
Rank 42968.7%
Min Avg Max
78.4 Memory 89.4 96.3
61.3 1-Core 80.4 97.2
112 2-Core 153 186
65.3% 107 Pts
Min Avg Max
193 4-Core 264 331
261 8-Core 364 463
39.6% 314 Pts
Min Avg Max
276 64-Core 368 465
22.8% 368 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
75% Very good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 87.6
2-Core 168
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 359
44% 337 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
71.4% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 73
2-Core 146
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 352
40% 311 Pts
64-Core 324
20% 324 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
70.2% Very good
Memory 87.4
1-Core 88.1
2-Core 170
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 411
44% 349 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
69.4% Good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 160
68% 112 Pts
4-Core 263
8-Core 341
38% 302 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
67.6% Good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 87.1
2-Core 169
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 376
39% 316 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
65% Good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 72.6
2-Core 142
61% 100 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 334
36% 285 Pts
64-Core 325
20% 325 Pts
Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
63.3% Good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 91.3
2-Core 168
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 412
41% 334 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
58.1% Above average
Memory 77
1-Core 68.5
2-Core 150
58% 98.6 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 332
34% 273 Pts
64-Core 347
22% 347 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
39% Below average
Memory 72.7
1-Core 29
2-Core 35.9
35% 45.9 Pts
4-Core 33.1
8-Core 42.5
5% 37.8 Pts
64-Core 40.2
2% 40.2 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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CPU
Xeon X3470IntelBench 69%, 8,730 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,138x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,038x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples820x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples455x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples424x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor X3470 (8M Cache, 2.93 GHz)
Code NameLynnfield
Launch DateQ3'09
Processor NumberX3470
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.6500V-1.4000V
Recommended Price$339.00
Clock Speed2.93 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
Bus Speed2.5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP95 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ4'12

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision2.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16, 2x8, 4x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechNo

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedLGA1156
Processing Die Size296 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors774 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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USA-User
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9,832

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

8 months ago.

HKG-User
Avatar level
5,504

Excellent

5 years ago.

This is a LGA1156 CPU that offers good value when it comes to building a budget pc. Considering how low the price of this CPU is, I think this is a real good CPU.(if u are looking for lga 1156 cpus and u are on a budget, then buying first gen cpu isn't a good choice due to the high price, X3430,X3450 and X3470 is the best choice)

RUS-User
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4,776

Excellent

7 months ago.

old , new games running only TITAN XP

IDN-User
Avatar level
4,629

Excellent

2 years ago.

what a beast for an old 45 nm processor, pair it with decent gpu like gtx 1650 you'll get budget gaming pc with reasonable fps, don't forget to oc about 3.8 ghz and you're ready to go

NLD-User
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3,510

Excellent

3 years ago.

Good overclock, I am the fastest NLD-user

PHL-User
Avatar level
3,358

Excellent

2 years ago.

pair it with a gtx 960 and you got yourself a decent pc

GRC-User
Avatar level
3,145

Excellent

8 months ago.

bought it recently (2023) paired with a p55 mobo and 12gigs of ram for 50euros and i paired it with a gtx760. runs esports games @60fps 1080p and almost all indie games i threw at it reasonably well.

BGR-User
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2,880

Excellent

2 years ago.

много добър процесор

BEL-User
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2,534

Excellent

4 years ago.

Crazy but clocked at 3.8 on all cores it is still damned fast and £15 on the bay coupled with a gtx 770, i'm impressed.

Raceplays
Avatar level
10

Good

4 years ago.

It's the best performer for the old, old Socket H1/LGA 1156, and it's useful for turning an old SFF (let's say, like an HP Compaq Elite 8100), into a gaming system (if you're insane enough), or into a little server useful for small things like Minecraft! It's a great buy if you want to modernize a LGA 1156 system since it's around $15 today. Just remember it doesn't have integrated graphics.

PonkPinkrow
Avatar level
4

Excellent

2 years ago.

Damn, such a beast CPU for a budget home\office pc for Internet Surfing, best choice to go from Socket 775. Same Litography but much better perfomance overall! And also the price is really low to make it work for you. Also it have some overclocking potential (ONLY WITH PROPER COPPER COOLING), which makes it much better than other 1366 or earlier 1150\1155 CPU - very far from it! Also DDR3- max 32GB support!

user555
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2

Excellent

6 years ago.

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