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Xeon E5-2680 v2

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10 Cores, 20 Threads @2.8 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 71% (380th of 1445)

Based on 1,619 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306E4 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v2 @ 2.80GHz
Poor: 65%Average: 71% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 averaged 28.9% 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 80.6Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,043Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 is just 12.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Single Core Speed 81.5Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 642Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,619 samples)
Rank 38071%
Min Avg Max
72.3 Memory 80.6 89.7
66.1 1-Core 81.5 98.7
141 2-Core 164 192
63.9% 109 Pts
Min Avg Max
291 4-Core 331 362
549 8-Core 642 690
57.7% 486 Pts
Min Avg Max
919 64-Core 1,043 1,106
64.5% 1,043 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
73.9% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 183
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 702
62% 526 Pts
64-Core 1,129
70% 1,129 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
72.3% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 160
63% 106 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 652
58% 489 Pts
64-Core 1,051
65% 1,051 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
71.5% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 73.5
2-Core 146
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 649
58% 487 Pts
64-Core 1,048
65% 1,048 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
71% Very good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 146
60% 100 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 650
58% 489 Pts
64-Core 1,041
64% 1,041 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 81
1-Core 74
2-Core 149
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 650
58% 488 Pts
64-Core 1,041
64% 1,041 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
67.3% Good
Memory 75
1-Core 73.8
2-Core 159
60% 103 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 645
57% 483 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
67.1% Good
Memory 76.4
1-Core 84.4
2-Core 170
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 606
54% 459 Pts
64-Core 1,029
64% 1,029 Pts
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
67.1% Good
Memory 73.6
1-Core 86.7
2-Core 171
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 636
57% 481 Pts
64-Core 1,048
65% 1,048 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
41.2% Average
Memory 68.8
1-Core 64.6
2-Core 84.3
47% 72.6 Pts
4-Core 81.6
8-Core 84.7
11% 83.1 Pts
64-Core 83.7
5% 83.7 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Huananzhi X79

CPU
Xeon E5-2680 v2IntelBench 71%, 1,619 samples1x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples42x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples39x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples21x
AS2280P4 256GBApacerBench 168%, 1,607 samples15x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples13x
RAM
M393B5170GB0- 4x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 2,611 samples56x
M393B1K70DH0- 4x8GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,639 samples46x
M393B1K70QB0- 4x8GBSamsungBench 96%, 634 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $158

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2680 v2 (25M Cache, 2.80 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ3'13
Processor NumberE5-2680V2
# of Cores10
# of Threads20
Cache25 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableYes
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65–1.30V
Recommended Price$1723.00 - $1727.00
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP115 W

Memory

Max Memory Size768 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth59.7 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions46-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurationsx4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

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 TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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