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Xeon E5-2660 0

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.2 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 62.9% (535th of 1445)

more Based on 1,318 user benchmarks.  Devices: 1F8BFBFF000206D7, 1FABFBFF000106A4, 0FABFBFF00010676, 0FABFBFF000206D7, 0F8BFBFF000206D6, 0F8BFBFF000206D7, 1FABFBFF00020651, 1FABFBFF000206D2, 1FABFBFF000206D6, 0000000000000000, BFEBFBFF000206D6, 1FABFBFF000206D7, BFEBFBFF000206D7, 1F8BFBFF000206D6 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2660 0 @ 2.20GHz
Poor: 42%Average: 62.9% Great: 71%
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 55%
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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 0 averaged 37.0% 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 77.5Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 262Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2660 0 is 29.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2660 0 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 636Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 466Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,318 samples)
Rank 53562.9%
Min Avg Max
59.5 Memory 77.5 87.6
38.3 1-Core 64.7 78.8
74.7 2-Core 132 156
55.5% 91.6 Pts
Min Avg Max
127 4-Core 262 303
133 8-Core 466 568
43.8% 364 Pts
Min Avg Max
134 64-Core 636 729
39.3% 636 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
69.2% Good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 57.8
2-Core 151
58% 97.7 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 553
50% 422 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
67% Good
Memory 81
1-Core 57.4
2-Core 115
53% 84.4 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 514
48% 400 Pts
64-Core 702
44% 702 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
65% Good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 55.2
2-Core 113
52% 82.3 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 510
47% 394 Pts
64-Core 701
43% 701 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
64.9% Good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 69.8
2-Core 140
58% 96.3 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 523
47% 397 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
64.9% Good
Memory 77.6
1-Core 57.1
2-Core 115
52% 83.2 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 503
47% 392 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
63.5% Good
Memory 74.9
1-Core 72.5
2-Core 142
58% 96.5 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 514
48% 397 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
63.4% Good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 66.5
2-Core 137
57% 93.8 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 446
43% 354 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
62.9% Good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 55.6
2-Core 139
55% 91.1 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 454
43% 355 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
37.6% Below average
Memory 46.6
1-Core 55.5
2-Core 83.5
38% 61.9 Pts
4-Core 155
8-Core 275
26% 215 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: HP Z420 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-2660 0IntelBench 63%, 1,318 samples1x
GPU
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples497x
Quadro K4000NvidiaBench 13%, 11,114 samples307x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples261x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples184x
C400 RealSSD 256GBMicronBench 55%, 11,652 samples128x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples112x
RAM
M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 618 samples65x
M391B5273DH0-CK0 8x4GBSamsungBench 89%, 244 samples57x
9JSF51272AZ-1G9E2 4x4GBMicronBench 78%, 366 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2660 (20M Cache, 2.20 GHz, 8.00 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameSandy Bridge EP
Launch DateQ1'12
Processor NumberE5-2660
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.60V-1.35V
Recommended Price$1329.00 - $1333.00
Clock Speed2.2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S Only
Max TDP95 W
Expected DiscontinuanceQ2'15

Memory

Max Memory Size384 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

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
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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