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Xeon L5638

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 64% (516th of 1442)

Based on 96 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206C2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5638 @ 2.00GHz
Poor: 57%Average: 64% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon L5638 averaged 35.9% 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 88.2Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 218Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon L5638 is just 19.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon L5638 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 410Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 335Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 96 samples)
Rank 51664%
Min Avg Max
79.6 Memory 88.2 96.7
47 1-Core 56.9 83
85.2 2-Core 113 163
55.1% 86 Pts
Min Avg Max
158 4-Core 218 314
251 8-Core 335 493
34.2% 277 Pts
Min Avg Max
303 64-Core 410 596
25.4% 410 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
75.4% Very good
Memory 96.1
1-Core 73.2
2-Core 131
64% 100 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 471
47% 384 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
72.6% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 71.8
2-Core 146
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 448
45% 366 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
70.5% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 149
63% 104 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 467
46% 377 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
60.3% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 49.7
2-Core 99.1
51% 77.7 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 301
31% 250 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
60.3% Good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 49.1
2-Core 98.6
50% 77.3 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 302
31% 250 Pts
64-Core 364
22% 364 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 1.95 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg)
57.1% Above average
Memory 82
1-Core 46.8
2-Core 88.5
48% 72.4 Pts
4-Core 177
8-Core 276
28% 226 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
57.1% Above average
Memory 75.4
1-Core 56
2-Core 111
50% 80.8 Pts
4-Core 212
8-Core 297
32% 255 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,718,939 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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System: Dell Precision WorkStation T7500

CPU
Xeon L5638IntelBench 64%, 96 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples61x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples54x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples51x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples35x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples19x
M4 64GBCrucial  $92Bench 55%, 7,336 samples19x
RAM
6x8GBUnknownBench 53%, 2,890 samples126x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples126x
12x4GBUnknownBench 52%, 970 samples108x
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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor L5638 (12M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 5.86 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameWestmere EP
Launch DateQ1'10
Processor NumberL5638
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache12 MB
Embedded Options AvailableYes
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range1.0 - 1.5V
Recommended Price$558.00
Clock Speed2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency2.4 GHz
Bus Speed5.86 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Max TDP60 W

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes

Package

Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366

Platform Protection

Trusted Execution TechYes

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