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Xeon E5-2690 0

▲ 5010 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.9 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 71.4% (372nd of 1442)

Based on 4,842 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206D7 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz
Poor: 64%Average: 71.4% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2690 0 averaged 28.6% 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 82Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 327Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2690 0 is just 12.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2690 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 828Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 596Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,842 samples)
Rank 37271.4%
Min Avg Max
73.1 Memory 82 90.3
62.4 1-Core 83.1 98.3
139 2-Core 167 187
65.1% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
280 4-Core 327 354
489 8-Core 596 686
55.3% 462 Pts
Min Avg Max
682 64-Core 828 878
51.2% 828 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
77.2% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 91.1
2-Core 177
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 669
61% 510 Pts
64-Core 859
53% 859 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
74.8% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 70.5
2-Core 150
62% 103 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 612
57% 474 Pts
64-Core 852
53% 852 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
72.9% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 87.8
2-Core 172
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 650
59% 497 Pts
64-Core 838
52% 838 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
71.8% Very good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 74.7
2-Core 171
63% 109 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 679
60% 510 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
71% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 88.8
2-Core 170
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 583
54% 448 Pts
64-Core 848
52% 848 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 73.5
2-Core 165
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 591
54% 455 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
67% Good
Memory 74.7
1-Core 72.7
2-Core 176
61% 108 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 653
57% 486 Pts
64-Core 862
53% 862 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,698,893 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision T3600

CPU
Xeon E5-2690 0IntelBench 71%, 4,842 samples1x
GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples162x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples137x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples117x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples83x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples62x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung  $89Bench 112%, 129,044 samples48x
RAM
M393B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsung-00CEBench 85%, 1,049 samples147x
HMT351R7CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynix-00ADBench 83%, 808 samples130x
M393B1K70DH0-CK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 79%, 545 samples73x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690 (20M Cache, 2.90 GHz, 8.00 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-2690
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.60V-1.35V
Recommended Price$2057.00 - $2061.00
Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.8 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP135 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15

Memory

Max Memory Size384 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

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
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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BRA-User
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4,635

Good

2 years ago.

Better than the E5- 2689, which was my former processor

CZE-User
Avatar level
3,344

Excellent

4 years ago.

If we will take a x2 e5-2690 0 system - its better than i9900k!

Kac3Vielky
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4

Excellent

7 months ago.

The most powerful among all Xeons in the Sandy Bridge family is the 2690. I tested the 1650 at 4.5 GHz, and in Cyberpunk 2077 with a GTX 1080, the FPS drops were terrible. I also tested the 2680 v2 without overclocking, and despite having two more cores, it seems to be weaker than the 2690. In my opinion, the processor is great. I overclocked the Turbo mode to 3.4 GHz on each core, and in CPU-Z, it reaches 3450 points. In CP2077 with a GTX 1080 at 2k resolution on medium settings, it hardly drops below 60 FPS. Bought it for 13 euros on eBay. Fantastic.

SkyWulf
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2

Good

2 years ago.

Still decent even in 2022

dk4k
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2

Excellent

20 months ago.

Editing 4K videos on his bad boy

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