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Xeon W3580

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.33 GHz, Bloomfield.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 72.4% (351st of 1441)

Based on 653 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3580 @ 3.33GHz
Poor: 64%Average: 72.4% Great: 78%
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon W3580 averaged 27.6% 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 90.9Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 86.2Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon W3580 is just 13.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon W3580 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 393Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 388Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 653 samples)
Rank 35172.4%
Min Avg Max
82.3 Memory 90.9 95.2
75 1-Core 86.2 90.8
139 2-Core 167 176
68.7% 115 Pts
Min Avg Max
237 4-Core 300 349
279 8-Core 388 443
44% 344 Pts
Min Avg Max
295 64-Core 393 442
24.3% 393 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
74.6% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 86.6
2-Core 166
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 393
46% 356 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
72.9% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 88
2-Core 168
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 410
43% 347 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
70% Good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 86.2
2-Core 171
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 387
41% 327 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
68.3% Good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 53.2
2-Core 171
61% 104 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 299
37% 285 Pts
64-Core 319
20% 319 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
66.4% Good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 77.8
2-Core 144
63% 103 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 338
37% 292 Pts
64-Core 346
21% 346 Pts
CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
65.2% Good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 86.1
2-Core 172
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 280
37% 277 Pts
64-Core 288
18% 288 Pts
Socket 423, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
63.6% Good
Memory 94
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 121
62% 96.9 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 330
31% 256 Pts
64-Core 273
17% 273 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,706,551 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: HP Z400 Workstation

CPU
Xeon W3580IntelBench 72%, 653 samples1x
GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples272x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples155x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples137x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples136x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples73x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples65x
RAM
ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 42GBUnknownBench 37%, 128 samples22x
ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 46GBUnknownBench 45%, 108 samples18x
ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 46GBUnknownBench 46%, 280 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor W3580 (8M Cache, 3.33 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameBloomfield
Launch DateQ3'09
Processor NumberW3580
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price$1059.00
Clock Speed3.33 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links1
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size24 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth32 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

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
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingYes

Package

Package Size42.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366
Processing Die Size263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

3 years ago.

works well for many games, second best for my socket. finally upgrading to a 970, 2 more cores, 4 more threads. this 3580 has treated me well.

MrJaconYT
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Good

6 years ago.

Still holds up to this date as it performs slightly better than the Core i7 950 CPU.

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