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Xeon E5-2603 0

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @1.8 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 50.2% (792nd of 1445)

Based on 224 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206D7 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2603 0 @ 1.80GHz
Poor: 43%Average: 50.2% Great: 54%
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

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Average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2603 0 averaged 49.8% 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 71.7Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 90.5Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2603 0 is just 11.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2603 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 174Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 172Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 224 samples)
Rank 79250.2%
Min Avg Max
62.4 Memory 71.7 77.2
35.5 1-Core 45.1 47.8
71.4 2-Core 90.5 95.6
44.4% 69.1 Pts
Min Avg Max
107 4-Core 167 190
126 8-Core 172 190
22.5% 169 Pts
Min Avg Max
123 64-Core 174 191
10.7% 174 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
49.3% Average
Memory 75.9
1-Core 40.9
2-Core 83.2
44% 66.7 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 129
18% 132 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
47.1% Average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 46.6
2-Core 92.6
44% 69.5 Pts
4-Core 144
8-Core 156
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
45.4% Average
Memory 68
1-Core 46.6
2-Core 92.1
44% 68.9 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 155
18% 143 Pts
64-Core 147
9% 147 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
44.3% Average
Memory 64.6
1-Core 46.2
2-Core 91.9
42% 67.6 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 149
19% 145 Pts
64-Core 153
10% 153 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
44.1% Average
Memory 65.4
1-Core 44.4
2-Core 87.1
42% 65.6 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 141
18% 137 Pts
64-Core 146
9% 146 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
43.6% Average
Memory 65.3
1-Core 45.2
2-Core 89
42% 66.5 Pts
4-Core 127
8-Core 142
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Proc 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz
10.3% Very poor
Memory 5.74
1-Core 12.6
2-Core 33.4
9% 17.2 Pts
4-Core 85.2
8-Core 85.5
11% 85.3 Pts
64-Core 91.7
6% 91.7 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,859,155 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision T5600

CPU
Xeon E5-2603 0IntelBench 50%, 224 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples51x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples47x
SSD
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples20x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples19x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples18x
RAM
HMT31GR7CFR4C-PB 4x8GBHynix-00ADBench 78%, 761 samples41x
M393B1K70DH0-CK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 79%, 545 samples39x
M393B1G70BH0-YK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 67%, 378 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $170

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2603 (10M Cache, 1.80 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-2603
# of Cores4
# of Threads4
Cache10 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.60V-1.35V
Recommended Price$198.00 - $207.00
Clock Speed1.8 GHz
Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP80 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15

Memory

Max Memory Size384 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

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 TechNo
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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Terrible

6 years ago.

Slow, very slow. Barely able to run as DC with no other features enabled.

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Average

2 years ago.

nó chỉ ở mức tạm chấp nhận thôi! Nếu có điều kiện thì ko nên mua con này!

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