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The Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family-based expert workstation: Dual processors for optimal performance. The highest performing workstation, optimized for experts.

Expert workstation performance

SPEC CPU2006* performance

    Integer and Floating Point Speed

Digital content creation

Financial services

Computer-aided engineering

Entry/Professional to expert workstation performance

Integer and Floating Point Speed

SPEC CPU2006* is a benchmark to measure system efficiency during integer and floating point operations. It consists of an integer test suite containing 12 applications and a floating point test suite containing 17 applications that are extremely computing-intensive and concentrate on the CPU and memory. Other components, such as disk I/O and network, are not measured by this benchmark. SPEC CPU2006 contains two different methods of performance measurement: The first method "speed" determines the time required to complete a single task. The second method "rate" determines the throughput, that is, how many tasks can be completed in parallel. Both methods are additionally subdivided into two measuring runs, "base" and "peak", which differ in the way the compiler optimization is used. The "base" values are always used when results are published the "peak" values are optional. The chart above shows "Base" Integer Throughput performance as measured by SPECint*_rate_base2006.

Integer and Floating Point Speed

Intel-estimated as of February 14, 2012

Configuration Details: Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 Product Family

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  Intel® Xeon® Processor W3690 Platform Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1660 Platform

Number of cores / threads

6/12

 8/16

Processor speed

3.46 GHz

3.10 GHz

Processor third-level cache

12 MB

20 MB

Platform manufacturer

Supermicro*

Intel® S2600CR

Platform BIOS

American Megatrends Inc. 4.6.3

 

System memory

24 GB DDR3-1333

48 GB DDR3-1600

Hard disk

SSD

SSD

Graphics controller

NVIDIA Quadro* 2000

NVIDIA Quadro* 2000

Video driver

275.36

276.28

Operating system

Microsoft Windows* 7 Ultimate SP1 64 bit

Microsoft Windows* 7 Ultimate SP1 64 bit

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology

Enabled

Enabled

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

Enabled

Enabled

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1. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations, and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.


2. Relative performance for each benchmark is calculated by taking the actual benchmark result for the first platform tested and assigning it a value of 1.0 as a baseline. Relative performance for the remaining platforms tested was calculated by dividing the actual benchmark result for the baseline platform into each of the specific benchmark results of each of the other platforms and assigning them a relative performance number that correlates with the performance improvements reported.


3. Results have been estimated based on internal Intel analysis and are provided for informational purposes only. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance.


4. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology: See the Processor Spec Finder at http://ark.intel.com or contact your Intel representative for more information.


5. Requires a system with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 are only available on select Intel® processors. Consult your PC manufacturer. Performance varies depending on hardware, software, and system configuration. For more information, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html.


6. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires a computer system with a processor supporting Intel HT Technology and an Intel HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software used. For more information including details on which processors support Intel HT Technology, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/hyper-threading/hyper-threading-technology.html.


7. Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html for details.


8. Intel® products are not intended for use in medical, life-saving, life-sustaining, critical control, or safety systems, or in nuclear facility applications. All dates and products specified are for planning purposes only and are subject to change without notice.