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Xeon X3480

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.06 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 71.6% (349th of 1426)

Based on 524 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000106E5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3480 @ 3.07GHz
Poor: 63%Average: 71.6% Great: 80%
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon X3480 averaged 28.3% 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 91.4Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 85.4Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X3480 is just 16.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X3480 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 404Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 397Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 524 samples)
Rank 34971.6%
Min Avg Max
81.4 Memory 91.4 96.9
70.7 1-Core 85.4 99.2
133 2-Core 164 195
68.4% 114 Pts
Min Avg Max
224 4-Core 284 347
309 8-Core 397 489
42.9% 341 Pts
Min Avg Max
338 64-Core 404 492
25% 404 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 1 , 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
75.5% Very good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 167
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 392
46% 358 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
CPU 1 , 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
71.4% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 81.5
2-Core 164
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 356
40% 316 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
70.7% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 86.3
2-Core 159
69% 113 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 379
40% 320 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
68.9% Good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 85.3
2-Core 148
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 379
40% 320 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
67% Good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 83.8
2-Core 165
66% 111 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 371
41% 321 Pts
64-Core 379
24% 379 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
62.8% Good
Memory 83
1-Core 78.8
2-Core 142
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 348
36% 290 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
XU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
54.7% Above average
Memory 83.6
1-Core 54.9
2-Core 99.5
52% 79.3 Pts
4-Core 143
8-Core 200
22% 172 Pts
64-Core 205
13% 205 Pts
Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
53% Above average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 50.4
2-Core 92.2
48% 73.1 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 250
25% 205 Pts
64-Core 224
14% 224 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 66,147,021 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P7P55D PRO

CPU
Xeon X3480IntelBench 72%, 524 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples13x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples12x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples12x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $27Bench 66%, 424,288 samples15x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $80Bench 103%, 951,591 samples10x
RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples97x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples93x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples47x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $167

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor X3480 (8M Cache, 3.06 GHz)
Code NameLynnfield
Launch DateQ2'10
Processor NumberX3480
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.6500V-1.4000V
Recommended Price$623.00
Clock Speed3.06 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.73 GHz
Bus Speed2.5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP95 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ4'12

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision2.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16, 2x8, 4x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

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
vPro TechNo

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedLGA1156
Processing Die Size296 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors774 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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