Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 processor review

Xeon E5-2623 v3 processor released by Intel; release date: Q3'14. The processor is designed for server-computers and based on Haswell microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.50 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 80.2°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm.

Supported memory types: DDR4 1600/1866. Maximum memory size: 768 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA2011-3. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 2. Power consumption (TDP): 105 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

1948

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

11701

Geekbench 4
Single Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

5311

775

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

36691

3176

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948
PassMark - CPU mark	11701
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	775
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3176

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1575
Processor Number	E5-2623V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	80.2°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V

Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)