[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon W5590 @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon W5590 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 W5590 @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4^# Threads: 8^#

Typical TDP: 130 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: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W5590 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W5590 @ 3.33GHz, Intel Xeon CPU W5590 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 2.42

Overall Rank:
636th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $2,812.68 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2021-05-17)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6816

Single Thread Rating

1583

Samples: 6*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,967
Thread: 1,499

^#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 W5590 @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math	38,539 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,365 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,269 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,282 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	166,344 KBytes/Sec
Physics	672 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,498 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,583 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon W5590 @ 3.33GHz

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 5th 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		19,158
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,107
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,279
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon W5590 @ 3.33GHz		6,816

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		80.71
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.59
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.23
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon W5590 @ 3.33GHz		2.42
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 5th 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		2,359
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		2,067
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,930
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,720
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon W5590 @ 3.33GHz		1,583
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 W5590 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3523294 - Jun 13 2026		7309
BL2383650 - Feb 01 2025		7029
BL2117207 - Jun 05 2024 [Excluded]		6769
BL2064618 - Mar 29 2024 [Excluded]		6339
BL5004025 - Jul 25 2021		6878

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon W5590 @ 3.33GHz
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon W5590 @ 3.33GHz		6,816
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		7,024 (+3.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		6,953 (+2.0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		6,844 (+0.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		6,507 (-4.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		6,175 (-9.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-1620 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		5,843 (-14.3%)
Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		5,759 (-15.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1275 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		5,487 (-19.5%)
Intel Xeon X5687 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		5,417 (-20.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		5,378 (-21.1%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		5,359 (-21.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon W5590		5,330 (-21.8%)

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