[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2643 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.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6^# Threads: 12^#

Typical TDP: 130 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 25 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 768 GB (DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 42.93

Overall Rank:
490th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $397.90 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-01-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17082

Single Thread Rating

1952

Samples: 50*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,385
Thread: 1,981

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	66,615 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	33,466 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	104 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	40,517 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,484 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	299,888 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,244 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,850 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,952 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,818
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,745
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		28,602
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,564
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		19,162
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,104
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz		17,082
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,274

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		80.70
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.59
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz		42.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.22
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		NA
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 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 7 PRO 8845HS		3,764
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,358
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		2,067
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz		1,952
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,929
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,720
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,326

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3399199 - Apr 09 2026		7057
BL3371438 - Mar 24 2026 [Excluded]		14510
BL3371436 - Mar 24 2026 [Excluded]		14510
BL3287394 - Feb 15 2026		18299
BL3273377 - Feb 09 2026		17768

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz		17,082
Intel Xeon W-11855M @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		17,269 (+1.1%)
Intel Xeon W-1250 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		13,667 (-20.0%)
Intel Xeon E-2176G @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		13,631 (-20.2%)
Intel Xeon E-2146G @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		13,196 (-22.7%)
Intel Xeon E-2456 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		20,808 (+21.8%)
Intel Xeon W-1350P @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		19,365 (+13.4%)
Intel Xeon W-1350 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		18,385 (+7.6%)
Intel Xeon W-1250P @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		14,443 (-15.4%)
Intel Xeon E-2276G @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		14,069 (-17.6%)
Intel Xeon E-2236 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		13,869 (-18.8%)
Intel Xeon E-2246G @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		13,789 (-19.3%)
AMD EPYC 3251 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2		13,698 (-19.8%)

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