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Xeon E5-1620 v2

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.7 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 71% (396th of 1463)

Based on 10,301 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306E4, 1FABFBFF000306E4 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz
Poor: 63%Average: 71% Great: 79%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 averaged 29.0% 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 83.4Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 91.1Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 is just 16%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 476Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 468Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 10,301 samples)
Rank 39671%
Min Avg Max
73.4 Memory 83.4 92
70.2 1-Core 91.1 101
144 2-Core 179 197
68.7% 118 Pts
Min Avg Max
258 4-Core 318 381
371 8-Core 468 511
49.1% 393 Pts
Min Avg Max
386 64-Core 476 512
29.5% 476 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
77.3% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 498
52% 418 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
73.3% Very good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 191
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 496
53% 425 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
72.2% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 92.9
2-Core 170
71% 118 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 475
47% 382 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
72.2% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 93.7
2-Core 191
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 428
46% 363 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
72.1% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 181
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 491
50% 406 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
71.5% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 194
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 441
49% 387 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
71.5% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 82.8
2-Core 175
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 455
47% 380 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
70.5% Very good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 91.5
2-Core 177
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 431
46% 365 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
66.1% Good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 159
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 371
38% 308 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

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Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Precision T3610

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel  $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples973x
GPU
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples244x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples224x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples98x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples73x
LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GBLiteonitBench 83%, 11,477 samples53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples44x
RAM
HMT451R7AFR8C-RD 4x4GBHynixBench 82%, 1,002 samples174x
9JSF51272PZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 82%, 908 samples152x
HMT41GR7AFR4C-RD 4x8GBHynixBench 78%, 598 samples88x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $370

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-1620 v2 (10M Cache, 3.70 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ3'13
Processor NumberE5-1620V2
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache10 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
VID Voltage Range0.65–1.30V
Recommended Price$294.00
Clock Speed3.7 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.9 GHz
Bus Speed0 GT/s QPI
QPI Links0
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size256 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurationsx4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

10 months ago.

I recently purchased a Dell Precision T3610 to replace my Dell Optiplex 780. This CPU is a 4core/8thread and stock clock is at 3.7 GHz and boosts to 3.9 GHz. Its performance is equivalent to the other high end Ivy-Bridge i7 with the only difference being its support for ECC ram. Compared to the Core2 Duo E8600 in my Optiplex, its a vast improvement to say the least.

NLD-User
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3,584

Poor

3 years ago.

it can be found for cheap in old workstations and you can put a graphics card in and then it is basically a gaming pc

PAK-User
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3,426

Excellent

17 months ago.

I HAVE THIS AND ITS BETTER THAN A I7 6700 AND ITS MOTHORBOARD CAN BE UPGRADED cpu TO E5 1680 V2 it has ecc ram 1.9 ghz in mine and its much better buy it over the 6700

SWE-User
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Good

4 months ago.

It does what it's supposed to, works just fine playing alot of games like GTA V on pretty high res, good for the price

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