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Xeon X5650

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.66 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 70.1% (399th of 1442)

more Based on 13,757 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000206C2, BFEBFBFF000206C1, 0FABFBFF000206C2, 1FABFBFF000206C2, 0FEBFBFF000206C2, 1FABFBFF00020651, 1F8BFBFF000206C2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @ 2.67GHz
Poor: 60%Average: 70.1% Great: 82%
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon X5650 averaged 29.9% 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 283Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X5650 is 22.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X5650 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 513Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 431Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,757 samples)
Rank 39970.1%
Min Avg Max
76.8 Memory 88.2 95.7
58 1-Core 73.1 98.5
118 2-Core 147 196
62.6% 103 Pts
Min Avg Max
214 4-Core 283 379
333 8-Core 431 590
44.2% 357 Pts
Min Avg Max
381 64-Core 513 728
31.8% 513 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 221
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 710
71% 576 Pts
64-Core 811
50% 811 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 201
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 621
63% 511 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 100
2-Core 201
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 610
63% 505 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 201
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 644
64% 523 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
84% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 200
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 639
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
71.6% Very good
Memory 94.8
1-Core 64
2-Core 139
62% 99.1 Pts
4-Core 263
8-Core 453
43% 358 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,764,157 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

CPU
Xeon X5650IntelBench 70%, 13,757 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples172x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples156x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples126x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples145x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples75x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples54x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples649x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples576x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples324x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $87

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor X5650 (12M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameWestmere EP
Launch DateQ1'10
Processor NumberX5650
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.750V-1.350V
Recommended Price$996.00 - $999.00
Clock Speed2.66 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.06 GHz
Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size288 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions40-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes

Package

Package Size42.5mm X 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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USA-User
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9,840

Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

10 months ago.

Still performs with competence and decent speed.

DEU-User
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5,743

Poor

2 months ago.

Great Cpu, great price value. You can get this one for around 80 €. Using this as my new CPU in a HP z800 Workstation with GTX 1650. There are no huge bottlenecks and it runs games that it should not be able to run, like "Rise of Tomb Raider". Great CPU!

ITA-User
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4,069

Poor

2 years ago.

Con il dual cpu é decisamente buona

CZE-User
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3,344

Poor

6 months ago.

thats very very good Gaming cpu :)

ZAF-User
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2,790

Good

2 years ago.

it doesnt over heat and power consumption

DZA-User
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2,744

Excellent

5 years ago.

أحسن معالج حاليا بالنسبة للسعر اذا وجدت لوحة أم تدعم الكسر

VEN-User
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1,729

Good

3 months ago.

X5650 $13usd VS i7-3770 $130usd

BIH-User
Avatar level
1,712

Excellent

2 years ago.

dirt cheap but performs well can run pretty much all modern games

ALB-User
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1,282

Excellent

4 months ago.

Sure it's not the best in the market but this cpu runs very smoothly and quickly if we are talking about workstations

TrunkBuilder
Avatar level
14

Good

2 years ago.

backup homelab

pacmaN
Avatar level
2

Excellent

6 years ago.

Overclocked from 2.6 GHz to 4.2 GHz stable watercooled. Max temp 60°C. Idle temp 35°C. 40% CPU usage on Battlefield 1.

Gatz6
Avatar level
2

Excellent

6 years ago.

The best Budget CPU. With a AiO Raster then ja i7 7700k (max. 4.92 GHz by 1.92 V

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