[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5649 @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5649 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 E5649 @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 6^# Threads: 12^#

Typical TDP: 80 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: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5649 @ 2.53GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5649 @ 2.53GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5649 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 36.44

Overall Rank:
560th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $259.90 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2024-11-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9471

Single Thread Rating

1216

Samples: 30*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,646
Thread: 1,187

^#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 E5649 @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math	44,238 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,683 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,545 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,623 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	179,878 KBytes/Sec
Physics	599 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,050 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,216 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5649 @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 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 8th 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		17,239
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,249
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,331
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5649 @ 2.53GHz		9,471

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th 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
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5649 @ 2.53GHz		36.44
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
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 8th 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 E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,932
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
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
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5649 @ 2.53GHz		1,216

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5649 @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3027135 - Nov 04 2025		8039
BL2905479 - Sep 13 2025		7753
BL2786421 - Jul 24 2025		10365
BL2358580 - Jan 21 2025		9777
BL2337904 - Jan 12 2025 [Excluded]		6466

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5649 @ 2.53GHz
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5649 @ 2.53GHz		9,471
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		9,306 (-1.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		10,019 (+5.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		8,324 (-12.1%)
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		9,186 (-3.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		8,050 (-15.0%)
Intel Xeon W3690 @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		7,325 (-22.7%)
Intel Xeon W3670 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		6,424 (-32.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		10,297 (+8.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		10,221 (+7.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		8,959 (-5.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		7,417 (-21.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5649		7,327 (-22.6%)

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