[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5679 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5679 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 X5679 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 6^# Threads: 12^#

Typical TDP: 115 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: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5679 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
499th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9634

Single Thread Rating

1526

Samples: 2*
*Margin for error: High

^#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 X5679 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	58,529 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,464 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	42 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	30,311 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,002 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	237,683 KBytes/Sec
Physics	574 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,018 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,526 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5679 @ 3.20GHz

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,160
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,163
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		33,699
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,044
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		25,081
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,409
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,291
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,391
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5679 @ 3.20GHz		9,634
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		6,995

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		82.14
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.88
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		45.90
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		30.14
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5679 @ 3.20GHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,000
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,594
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,679
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,010
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,935
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,791
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5679 @ 3.20GHz		1,526
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		1,092

Last 4 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5679 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2055252 - Mar 19 2024		9838
BL1355074 - Jan 14 2021		9431
BL1247331 - May 31 2020 [Excluded]		7565
BL1246540 - May 30 2020 [Excluded]		7498

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon X5679 @ 3.20GHz
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon X5679 @ 3.20GHz		9,634
Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		8,089 (-16.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		9,328 (-3.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		10,391 (+7.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		10,016 (+4.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		9,765 (+1.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-2680 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		9,360 (-2.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-2670 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		8,956 (-7.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		8,366 (-13.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-2665 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		8,264 (-14.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-2660 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		8,083 (-16.1%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5679		7,350 (-23.7%)
AMD Opteron 6348 vs Intel Xeon X5679		7,850 (-18.5%)

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