Average Bench: 68.6% (431st of 1442)

Based on 83 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306E4 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2658 v2 @ 2.40GHz
Poor: 61%Average: 68.6% Great: 75%
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 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 82.3Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 900Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 is just 13.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 561Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 71.6Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 83 samples)
Min Avg Max
73.4 Memory 82.3 89.9
58.6 1-Core 71.6 85.8
128 2-Core 148 170
60.4% 100 Pts
Min Avg Max
250 4-Core 297 340
473 8-Core 561 633
51.1% 429 Pts
Min Avg Max
801 64-Core 900 1,012
55.7% 900 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Memory 84.8
1-Core 74.3
2-Core 145
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 542
49% 411 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Memory 81.3
1-Core 77
2-Core 150
62% 103 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 545
50% 418 Pts
64-Core 846
52% 846 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Memory 84.1
1-Core 63.3
2-Core 126
57% 91.1 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 545
48% 408 Pts
64-Core 874
54% 874 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Memory 79.9
1-Core 63.2
2-Core 134
56% 92.4 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 535
48% 405 Pts
64-Core 867
54% 867 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Memory 76.6
1-Core 63.1
2-Core 126
54% 88.6 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 534
48% 406 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,773,406 CPUs tested

Typical Xeon E5-2658 v2 Builds (Compare 1,978 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Intel X79

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $158

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2658 v2 (25M Cache, 2.40 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ3'13
Processor NumberE5-2658V2
# of Cores10
# of Threads20
Cache25 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableYes
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65–1.30V
Recommended Price$1750.00
Clock Speed2.40 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.00 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth59.7 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

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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