Average Bench: 73.2% (335th of 1442)

Based on 2 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 73%Average: 73.2% Great: 74%
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 averaged 26.8% 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 85.2Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 330Pts

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this CPU perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 795Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 607Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 2 samples)
Min Avg Max
84.7 Memory 85.2 85.7
71.4 1-Core 78.7 85.9
167 2-Core 169 171
65.4% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
326 4-Core 330 334
565 8-Core 607 648
56% 468 Pts
Min Avg Max
771 64-Core 795 819
49.2% 795 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Memory 85.7
1-Core 71.4
2-Core 171
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 648
58% 491 Pts
64-Core 819
51% 819 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Memory 84.7
1-Core 85.9
2-Core 167
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 565
54% 446 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts

 Market Share (See Leaders)

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2670 (20M Cache, 2.60 GHz, 8.00 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-2670
# 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$1552.00 - $1556.00
Clock Speed2.60 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.30 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP115 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 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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