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CPU: Intel Xeon X5660

CPU: Intel Xeon X5660
BENCHMARKS (4)
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Effective Speed -80%Effective Speed -80%Average Score -175%Memory -23%, 1-Core -227%, 2-Core -185%, 4-Core -135%, 8-Core -306%Overclocked Score -170%1-Core -183%, 2-Core -172%, 4-Core -145%, 8-Core -326%, Memory -26%Value & Sentiment -94%User Rating -94%Nice To Haves -416%64-Core -571%, 64-Core -558%, Age -118%

Average Bench: 59.2% (593^rd of 1442)

Based on 4 user benchmarks. Device: 1FABFBFF00020651 Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5660 @ 2.80GHz

Poor: 55%Average: 59.2% Great: 63%

Gaming 59%

Gunboat

Desktop 58%

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Workstation 44%

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Average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Xeon X5660 averaged 40.7% 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 67.5Pts

Avg. Quad Core Speed 296Pts

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this CPU perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 287Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 290Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)

Rank 59359.2%

Min	Avg	Max
58.7	Memory 67.5	73.5
37.9	1-Core 56.5	68.9
109	2-Core 127	142
49.7% 83.6 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
287	4-Core 296	308
273	8-Core 290	300
39.3% 293 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
274	64-Core 287	301
17.8% 287 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

SGP-User, 4 years ago.CPU: Intel Xeon X5660,

CPU socket #0, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

63.2% Good

Memory 73.5

1-Core 68.9

2-Core 142

56% 94.8 Pts

4-Core 308

8-Core 295

41% 302 Pts

64-Core 279

17% 279 Pts

SGP-User, 5 years ago.CPU: Intel Xeon X5660,

CPU socket #0, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

61.1% Good

Memory 73

1-Core 57.8

2-Core 109

50% 80 Pts

4-Core 287

8-Core 273

38% 280 Pts

64-Core 274

17% 274 Pts

SGP-User, 5 years ago.CPU: Intel Xeon X5660,

CPU socket #0, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

57.8% Above average

Memory 64.9

1-Core 61.6

2-Core 127

50% 84.6 Pts

4-Core 291

8-Core 300

39% 295 Pts

64-Core 301

19% 301 Pts

SGP-User, 5 years ago.CPU: Intel Xeon X5660,

CPU socket #0, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

54.9% Above average

Memory 58.7

1-Core 37.9

2-Core 128

43% 75 Pts

4-Core 296

8-Core 293

40% 295 Pts

64-Core 296

18% 296 Pts

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,803,076 CPUs tested

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CPU: Intel Xeon X5660