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Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 87 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 77 GB (DDR3 1333/1600, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 7.18

Overall Rank:
2060th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
1736th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
844th fastest in out of 1227 Server CPUs

Last Price Change: $885.00 USD (2012-10-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6354
Single Thread Rating
2072

Samples: 41*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,384
Thread: 2,142

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math22,876 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,512 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting14,333 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,842 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression103,834 KBytes/Sec
Physics476 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions4,405 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,072 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,240
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,249
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,330
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,378
Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz
 6,354
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.34
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.66
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.28
Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz
 7.18
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,370
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz
 2,072
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,932
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,779
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5104625 - Oct 12 2025
7099
BL5076834 - Oct 27 2024
2518
BL2010737 - Jan 30 2024
6846
BL2010723 - Jan 30 2024
6146
BL1797161 - Apr 17 2023
6780
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2 @ 3.70GHz
 6,354
Intel Xeon E3-1290 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 5,429 (-14.6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 5,348 (-15.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 7,462 (+17.4%)
AMD Opteron 6328 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 5,306 (-16.5%)
AMD Opteron 6348 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 7,850 (+23.6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 7,220 (+13.6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 6,181 (-2.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-1620 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 5,845 (-8.0%)
AMD Opteron 6274 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 5,643 (-11.2%)
AMD Opteron 6272 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 5,240 (-17.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 6,874 (+8.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 V2
 6,632 (+4.4%)