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Xeon E5-1620 0

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 69.7% (416th of 1459)

Based on 17,464 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000206D7, , 0000000000000000, 1F8BFBFF000206D7, 0F8BFBFF000206D7 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 0 @ 3.60GHz
Poor: 61%Average: 69.7% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-1620 0 averaged 30.2% 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 83.2Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 89.8Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-1620 0 is just 16.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-1620 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 452Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 443Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 17,464 samples)
Rank 41669.7%
Min Avg Max
72 Memory 83.2 91.5
67.8 1-Core 89.8 99
140 2-Core 176 197
68% 116 Pts
Min Avg Max
238 4-Core 306 370
342 8-Core 443 491
46.8% 375 Pts
Min Avg Max
369 64-Core 452 492
28% 452 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
76.7% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 193
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 481
55% 432 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
75% Very good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 192
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 482
53% 417 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
73.3% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 181
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 458
51% 403 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
72.3% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 191
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 477
51% 408 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
71.5% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 86.5
2-Core 182
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 469
50% 398 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
70.3% Very good
Memory 85.1
1-Core 91.9
2-Core 161
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 301
8-Core 442
46% 372 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
68.5% Good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 186
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 413
44% 349 Pts
64-Core 429
26% 429 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
68.1% Good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 87.4
2-Core 167
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 269
8-Core 387
41% 328 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
66.5% Good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 91.3
2-Core 164
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 388
41% 329 Pts
64-Core 397
25% 397 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel  $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples1,533x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples504x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples311x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples266x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples185x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples129x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples113x
RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples58x
HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD 4x8GBHynixBench 89%, 207 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-1620 (10M Cache, 3.60 GHz, 0.0 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-1620
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache10 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.60V - 1.35V
Recommended Price$294.00
Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.8 GHz
Bus Speed0 QPI
QPI Links0
Max TDP130 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15

Memory

Max Memory Size375 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 Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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5 months ago.

GBR-User
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5,828

Good

22 months ago.

good value for money. does what it needs to do especially for the time it was released.

SWE-User
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2,802

Average

5 years ago.

If you purchase a refurbished HP Z420 Workstation with E5-1620 you will have a great value CS:GO gaming platform. Even though 3,8GHz might sound slow nowadays, the E5-1620 offers hyperthreading + 10MB level 3 cache + 4 channel DDR3 @ 52GB/s + 40 PCIe lanes, which will make up for this. :-) If you should need SLI for other games, the HP Z420 gives you 2 * PCIe 3.0 x16 ( actually running x16 both of them ), and still leaving free PCIe lanes for your Intel Optane SSD ;-)

NOR-User
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Excellent

2 years ago.

I havent tested the CPU properly yet, but so far this intel xeon 1620 0 is better than most other newer CPUes sounds cool

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