[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5690 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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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 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: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5690 @ 3.47GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5690 @ 3.47GHz, Intel Xeon CPU X5690 @ 3.47GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 16.21

Overall Rank:
498th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $796.04 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-02-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12902

Single Thread Rating

1708

Samples: 505*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,572
Thread: 1,553

^#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 X5690 @ 3.47GHz

Integer Math	61,895 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	26,206 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	46 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	31,048 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	5,167 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	268,745 KBytes/Sec
Physics	689 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,078 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,708 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of December 2025.
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 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
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz		12,902
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,384
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
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz		16.21
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
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
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz		1,708
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 [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3124126 - Dec 11 2025		13573
BL5108878 - Dec 07 2025		13303
BL3108870 - Dec 05 2025		12320
BL5108527 - Dec 02 2025		12471
BL3093509 - Nov 29 2025		11070

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz		12,902
Intel Xeon W-2235 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		14,224 (+10.3%)
Intel Xeon W-2133 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		12,601 (-2.3%)
Intel Xeon E-2136 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		13,150 (+1.9%)
Intel Xeon W-10885M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		15,513 (+20.2%)
AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon X5690		14,935 (+15.8%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		14,683 (+13.8%)
Intel Xeon D-1733NT @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		14,849 (+15.1%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		14,538 (+12.7%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		14,386 (+11.5%)
Intel Xeon D-1732TE @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		14,254 (+10.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		13,807 (+7.0%)
Intel Xeon E-2146G @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon X5690		13,251 (+2.7%)

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