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Xeon E5-2620 v3

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.4 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 69.2% (290th of 1239)

Based on 1,076 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz
Poor: 58%Average: 69.2% Great: 78%
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 averaged 30.8% 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 84Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 79.1Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 is just 19.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 588Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 469Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,076 samples)
Rank 29069.2%
Min Avg Max
73.2 Memory 84 90.4
53.5 1-Core 79.1 94.4
108 2-Core 156 187
64.9% 106 Pts
Min Avg Max
225 4-Core 294 365
389 8-Core 469 571
48.6% 382 Pts
Min Avg Max
499 64-Core 588 735
39.5% 588 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 96
2-Core 190
75% 126 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 602
62% 491 Pts
64-Core 742
50% 742 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
79.7% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 93.5
2-Core 190
75% 125 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 626
63% 498 Pts
64-Core 743
50% 743 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
78.2% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 190
75% 125 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 540
58% 451 Pts
64-Core 722
48% 722 Pts
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
75.3% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 94.3
2-Core 187
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 492
53% 411 Pts
64-Core 610
41% 610 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
73.2% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 94.8
2-Core 188
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 587
56% 452 Pts
64-Core 726
49% 726 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
71.8% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 71.7
2-Core 153
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 455
49% 379 Pts
64-Core 593
40% 593 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
70.2% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 71.4
2-Core 151
63% 103 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 465
48% 379 Pts
64-Core 599
40% 599 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 28,571,099 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer

System: HP Z640 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 69%, 1,076 samples167x
GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 18%, 7,944 samples142x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 4,428 samples124x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 25%, 3,940 samples71x
SSD
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $249Bench 201%, 6,859 samples51x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 223%, 11,499 samples51x
MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 90%, 954 samples45x
RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 87%, 492 samples47x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 59%, 481 samples37x
M393A2K40BB1-CRC 4x16GBSamsungBench 95%, 189 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 14% - Very poor Total price: $689

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2620 v3 (15M Cache, 2.40 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ3'14
Processor NumberE5-2620V3
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableYes
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65V–1.30V
Recommended Price$417.00 - $422.00
Clock Speed2.4 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.2 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP85 W
Product BriefLink

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR4 1600/1866
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth59 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 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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