Intel Xeon E5-2690 processor review

Xeon E5-2690 processor released by Intel; release date: March 2012. At the time of release, the processor cost $397. The processor is designed for server-computers and based on Sandy Bridge EP microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 8, threads - 16. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.80 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 72.0 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 32 nm. Cache size: L1 - 64 KB (per core), L2 - 256 KB (per core), L3 - 20480 KB (shared).

Supported memory types: DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 384 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA2011. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 2. Power consumption (TDP): 135 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

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4765

1675

PassMark
CPU mark

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157100

16772

Geekbench 4
Single Core

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5311

670

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

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36691

5108

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

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97.640 mPixels/s

45.148 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

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741.453 Frames/s

253.088 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

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218.231 mHash/s

42.625 mHash/s

3DMark Fire Strike
Physics Score

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36198

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1675
PassMark - CPU mark	16772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	45.148 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	253.088 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	42.625 mHash/s
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$397
Place in performance rating	1240
Price now	$159
Processor Number	E5-2690
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	25.42
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	435 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.0 °C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V

Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)