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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% (385th of 1468)

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

Average Bench

(Based on 524 samples)
Rank 38571.6%
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%
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
73.6% Very good
Memory 94
1-Core 87.8
2-Core 161
70% 114 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 406
44% 348 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
73.1% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 88.5
2-Core 170
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 379
45% 347 Pts
64-Core 370
23% 370 Pts
CPU 1 , 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
69.7% Good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 83.9
2-Core 160
68% 112 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 354
38% 305 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
67.9% Good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 76.4
2-Core 147
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 347
37% 295 Pts
64-Core 340
21% 340 Pts
Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
58.3% Above average
Memory 88.1
1-Core 53.6
2-Core 95.4
52% 79 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 189
23% 176 Pts
64-Core 250
16% 250 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 1.2 GHz, turbo 0.45 GHz (avg)
46.9% Average
Memory 73.7
1-Core 30
2-Core 59.5
38% 54.4 Pts
4-Core 115
8-Core 142
16% 128 Pts
64-Core 138
8% 138 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 69,027,764 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P7P55D PRO

CPU
Xeon X3480IntelBench 72%, 524 samples1x
GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $90Bench 17%, 309,423 samples13x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples13x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples12x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples12x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples11x
RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples109x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples100x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples51x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Average Total price: $115

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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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