Intel

Xeon W5580

Xeon W5580
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Effective Speed -49%Effective Speed -49%Average Score -119%Memory 10%, 1-Core -125%, 2-Core -128%, 4-Core -141%, 8-Core -213%Overclocked Score -114%1-Core -124%, 2-Core -128%, 4-Core -124%, 8-Core -198%, Memory 3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -93%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -355%64-Core -370%, 64-Core -396%, Age -297%

Average Bench: 71.4% (369^th of 1442)

Based on 277 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W5580 @ 3.20GHz

Poor: 62%Average: 71.4% Great: 76%

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 54%

Yacht

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon W5580 averaged 28.5% 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 91.1Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 82.2Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon W5580 is just 14.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon W5580 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 381Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 377Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 277 samples)

Rank 36971.4%

Min	Avg	Max
80.1	Memory 91.1	95.2
68.3	1-Core 82.2	87.2
125	2-Core 159	169
67.1% 111 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
222	4-Core 288	336
273	8-Core 377	429
42.3% 333 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
294	64-Core 381	429
23.6% 381 Pts

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

CAN-User, 13 months ago.Xeon W5580,

J1PR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

71.8% Very good

Memory 96

1-Core 86.4

2-Core 163

70% 115 Pts

4-Core 264

8-Core 350

39% 307 Pts

64-Core 340

21% 340 Pts

ROU-User, 5 months ago.Xeon W5580,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

70.2% Very good

Memory 91.2

1-Core 81.3

2-Core 163

67% 112 Pts

4-Core 269

8-Core 372

40% 320 Pts

64-Core 372

23% 372 Pts

ROU-User, 6 months ago.Xeon W5580,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

69.4% Good

Memory 89.6

1-Core 81.8

2-Core 163

67% 111 Pts

4-Core 270

8-Core 372

40% 321 Pts

64-Core 380

24% 380 Pts

BRA-User, 9 months ago.Xeon W5580,

CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

66.4% Good

Memory 90.6

1-Core 82.3

2-Core 146

65% 106 Pts

4-Core 230

8-Core 363

36% 297 Pts

64-Core 370

23% 370 Pts

USA-User, 3 months ago.Xeon W5580,

CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

65.3% Good

Memory 88.9

1-Core 81.2

2-Core 140

64% 104 Pts

4-Core 236

8-Core 287

34% 262 Pts

64-Core 259

16% 259 Pts

PAK-User, 12 months ago.Xeon W5580,

CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

65% Good

Memory 88.2

1-Core 78.3

2-Core 157

65% 108 Pts

4-Core 239

8-Core 269

33% 254 Pts

64-Core 272

17% 272 Pts

ROU-User, 6 months ago.Xeon W5580,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

63.4% Good

Memory 81.9

1-Core 76.4

2-Core 146

61% 102 Pts

4-Core 244

8-Core 375

38% 310 Pts

64-Core 372

23% 372 Pts

USA-User, 4 months ago.Xeon W5580,

CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

60.8% Good

Memory 82.3

1-Core 77.9

2-Core 146

62% 102 Pts

4-Core 228

8-Core 240

31% 234 Pts

64-Core 237

15% 237 Pts

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

CPU
Xeon W5580IntelBench 71%, 277 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	84x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples	82x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	74x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	29x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	246x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	119x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	117x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $87

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Xeon® Processor W5580 (8M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Nehalem EP
Launch Date	Q1'09
Processor Number	W5580
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.75V -1.35V
Recommended Price	N/A
Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.46 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	2
Max TDP	130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	144 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	40-bit
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	No

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	Yes

Package

Package Size	42.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration	2
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366
Processing Die Size	263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Xeon W5580

Average Bench: 71.4% (369^th of 1442)

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Average Bench: 71.4% (369th of 1442)

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