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Xeon W5580

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.2 GHz, Nehalem EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 71.4% (389th of 1468)

Based on 277 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W5580 @ 3.20GHz
Poor: 62%Average: 71.4% Great: 76%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
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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

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 38971.4%
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
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 69,051,733 CPUs tested

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Typical Xeon W5580 Builds (Compare 1,640 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T5500

CPU
Xeon W5580IntelBench 71%, 277 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples87x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples63x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples74x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples37x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples31x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples254x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples125x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples122x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $84

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor W5580 (8M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameNehalem EP
Launch DateQ1'09
Processor NumberW5580
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.75V -1.35V
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.46 GHz
Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size144 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions40-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
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

Package

Package Size42.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366
Processing Die Size263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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