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Xeon X5680

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.33 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 61.6% (555th of 1442)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Device: 1F8BFBFF000206C2 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
Poor: 51%Average: 61.6% Great: 71%
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon X5680 averaged 38.3% 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 71Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 79Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon X5680 is 20.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon X5680 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 463Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 414Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 55561.6%
Min Avg Max
54.1 Memory 71 83.7
58.3 1-Core 79 89.7
119 2-Core 156 175
59.2% 102 Pts
Min Avg Max
160 4-Core 290 351
158 8-Core 414 676
44.2% 352 Pts
Min Avg Max
145 64-Core 463 1,002
28.6% 463 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
73.6% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 83.1
2-Core 175
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 672
60% 509 Pts
64-Core 988
61% 988 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 77.2
2-Core 170
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 647
56% 479 Pts
64-Core 1,002
62% 1,002 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
65% Good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 81.6
2-Core 150
61% 103 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 411
44% 351 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
CPU Socket #0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
63.7% Good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 85.3
2-Core 171
64% 111 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 290
40% 296 Pts
64-Core 297
18% 297 Pts
CPU Socket #0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
63% Good
Memory 76
1-Core 80.4
2-Core 161
62% 106 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 363
41% 320 Pts
64-Core 332
20% 332 Pts
CPU Socket #0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
60.1% Good
Memory 60.4
1-Core 82.4
2-Core 172
58% 105 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 417
48% 374 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
CPU Socket #0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
55.2% Above average
Memory 73.4
1-Core 58.3
2-Core 119
51% 83.5 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 315
32% 258 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
CPU Socket #0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
50.6% Above average
Memory 54.1
1-Core 61.8
2-Core 148
49% 87.8 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 253
36% 265 Pts
64-Core 273
17% 273 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 54%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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CPU
Xeon X5680IntelBench 62%, 16 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,041x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples824x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples457x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples425x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor X5680 (12M Cache, 3.33 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameWestmere EP
Launch DateQ1'10
Processor NumberX5680
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.750V-1.350V
Recommended Price$1663.00 - $1666.00
Clock Speed3.33 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size288 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions40-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

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

Package

Package Size42.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

5 years ago.

Has a decent mix of features that continue to make it a decent workstation chip to this day - even in 2018.

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Excellent

5 years ago.

Good mix of features with decent performance makes this CPU still viable for usable workstations in 2018.

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