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Xeon E5-2470 0

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.30 GHz, Sandy Bridge EN.
Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 68.7% (428th of 1442)

Based on 243 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206D7 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2470 0 @ 2.30GHz
Poor: 61%Average: 68.7% Great: 74%
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2470 0 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 83.6Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 291Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2470 0 is just 12.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2470 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 729Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 537Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 243 samples)
Rank 42868.7%
Min Avg Max
74.2 Memory 83.6 91.9
52.7 1-Core 74.5 81.8
109 2-Core 149 163
61.6% 102 Pts
Min Avg Max
232 4-Core 291 316
409 8-Core 537 593
49.5% 414 Pts
Min Avg Max
618 64-Core 729 757
45.1% 729 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
68.2% Good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 153
61% 102 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 527
50% 412 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
68% Good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 76.8
2-Core 144
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 502
48% 397 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Proc 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
67.9% Good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 58.7
2-Core 117
54% 86.2 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 515
48% 401 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
67.8% Good
Memory 81
1-Core 76.6
2-Core 150
61% 102 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 539
50% 417 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
67.2% Good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 74.2
2-Core 153
60% 102 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 526
50% 412 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
67.2% Good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 75.1
2-Core 151
61% 102 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 466
46% 378 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
61.7% Good
Memory 69.9
1-Core 71.6
2-Core 143
56% 94.7 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 554
50% 421 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,760,203 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
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Motherboard: Intel X79 (INTEL Xeon E5/Corei7 DMI2 - C600/C200 Cipset

CPU
Xeon E5-2470 0IntelBench 69%, 243 samples1x
GPU
RX 550AMD  $79Bench 14%, 79,894 samples32x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples30x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples29x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples22x
NE-256 256GBBench 159%, 6,044 samples17x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples15x
RAM
M393B5170FH0- 2x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 660 samples38x
36JSZF51272PZ 2x4GBMicronBench 46%, 364 samples36x
M393B1K70DH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,683 samples33x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $107

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2470 (20M Cache, 2.30 GHz, 8.00 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EN
Launch DateQ2'12
Processor NumberE5-2470
# 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$1440.00 - $1444.00
Clock Speed2.30 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.10 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links1
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP95 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15

Memory

Max Memory Size384 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth38.4 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes24

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
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size45mm x 42.5 mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1356

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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