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Xeon E3-1280 V2

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 75% (304th of 1442)

Based on 484 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306A9 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1280 V2 @ 3.60GHz
Poor: 66%Average: 75% Great: 83%
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E3-1280 V2 averaged 24.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Xeon E3-1280 V2 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 87.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 101Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E3-1280 V2 is just 16.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E3-1280 V2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 496Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 490Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 484 samples)
Rank 30475%
Min Avg Max
78.1 Memory 87.3 95.3
82.9 1-Core 101 111
159 2-Core 195 216
74.1% 128 Pts
Min Avg Max
278 4-Core 342 407
395 8-Core 490 530
52.1% 416 Pts
Min Avg Max
403 64-Core 496 528
30.7% 496 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
80% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 102
2-Core 201
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 510
55% 437 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1280 V2 @ 3.60GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
79.8% Very good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 93
2-Core 186
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 472
54% 420 Pts
64-Core 476
30% 476 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
77.7% Very good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 195
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 495
54% 427 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
76.1% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 204
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 520
52% 423 Pts
64-Core 523
32% 523 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
75% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 196
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 484
53% 420 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
73% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 193
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 456
49% 390 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
71.9% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 189
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 425
49% 380 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
66.2% Good
Memory 82
1-Core 93.4
2-Core 176
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 273
8-Core 448
44% 360 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
64.8% Good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 82.4
2-Core 153
62% 105 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 435
43% 354 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Xeon E3-1280 V2IntelBench 75%, 484 samples1x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples2,189x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples933x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples466x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples184x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples180x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E3-1280 v2 (8M Cache, 3.60 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge
Launch DateQ2'12
Processor NumberE3-1280V2
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$612.00 - $623.00
Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4 GHz
Bus Speed5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP69 W

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 1333/1600
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4

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
TSX-NINo
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Fast Memory AccessYes
Flex Memory AccessYes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1155

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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