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Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Xeon E5-2690 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 E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 135 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 20 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 384 GB (DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 5.19

Overall Rank:
1553rd fastest in multithreading out of 5495 CPUs
2385th fastest in single threading out of 5495 CPUs
676th fastest in out of 1184 Server CPUs

Last Price Change: $1,882.00 USD (2025-10-12)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
9764
Single Thread Rating
1666

Samples: 725*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,673
Thread: 1,867

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math39,534 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math14,673 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers49 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting25,026 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,056 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression170,416 KBytes/Sec
Physics717 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,534 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,666 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$1,882.00 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39,934
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,716
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 28,040
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,267
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,261
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,384
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz
 9,764
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 9,304
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.47
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.72
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 40.46
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 36.30
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.29
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz
 5.19
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of December 2025 - 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 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 2,037
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,932
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,784
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz
 1,666
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 1,093
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3097355 - Dec 01 2025
9402
BL3088973 - Nov 28 2025
7025
BL3087280 - Nov 27 2025
10346
BL3035963 - Nov 07 2025 [Excluded]
6605
BL3025966 - Nov 04 2025
9310
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz
 9,764
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 10,384 (+6.3%)
Intel Xeon E5-2670 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 8,887 (-9.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 11,649 (+19.3%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 8,054 (-17.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 10,036 (+2.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2680 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 9,264 (-5.1%)
Intel Xeon E5-2665 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 8,293 (-15.1%)
Intel Xeon E5-2660 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 8,067 (-17.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 7,349 (-24.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2643 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 5,228 (-46.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-4650 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 8,612 (-11.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
 8,324 (-14.8%)