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Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

Processor Released

CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
Maximum boost clock
3.6 GHz
Thermal design power
140 W

Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 4.5.0 / Windows / CPU
Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3 61.96 samples/min 3 complete runs · Middle 50%: 60.61 - 62.28 · 4 core / 8 thread · Latest: 2025-12-15

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Benchmark results

  • PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark6,991*Platform unreported Compare results
  • PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,024*Platform unreported Compare results
  • PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark7,007* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
  • Reported score · version unreported · mark9,764*Platform unreported Compare results

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

14.54 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

61.96 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
60.608161972747
75th percentile
62.275368717846
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

19.70 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

27.72 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

14.27 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

61.72 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
61.056337459175
75th percentile
62.016944374332
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

18.20 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

29.22 samples/min

7 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

14.45 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

65.80 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
65.709795488674
75th percentile
65.924488529427
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

19.14 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v3

32.11 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1

Processing & platform

CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
Base clock
3.5 GHz
CPU reference clock
100 MHz*
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency
3.6 GHz*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth
68 GB/s*
Maximum boost clock
3.6 GHz
L3 cache
10 MB
Architecture
Haswell*
Socket / package
LGA 2011-3
Process node
22 nm
Hardware threads per core
2*

Cache hierarchy

  • L3 / total
    Level
    L3
    Scope
    total
    Size
    10 MB
  • Reported cache*
    Size
    10 MB*
    Level
    Reported cache (level unstated)*
    Scope
    Intel® Smart Cache*

Compatible sockets

  • LGA 2011-3

Memory & storage

Memory channels
4
Video memory type
DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133*
Rated memory bandwidth
68.30 GB/s*

Supported memory

  • DDR4-2133
    Technology
    DDR4
    Transfer rate
    2,133 MT/s
  • DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133*

CPU memory support

  • DDR4-1333
    Variant / details
    Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
    Technology
    DDR4
    Transfer rate
    1,333 MT/s
  • DDR4-1600
    Variant / details
    Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
    Technology
    DDR4
    Transfer rate
    1,600 MT/s
  • DDR4-1866
    Variant / details
    Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
    Technology
    DDR4
    Transfer rate
    1,866 MT/s
  • DDR4-2133
    Variant / details
    Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
    Technology
    DDR4
    Transfer rate
    2,133 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power
140 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 12 fields
Name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
Cores
4*
Threads
8*
TDP
140* W
Socket
2011-V3*
Integrated GPU
No*
Product Page
https://www.amazon.ca/Intel-Processor-Xeon-E5-1620-LGA2011/dp/B00MU046J4?SubscriptionId=AKIAI7B523DQIKTQ3BRQ&tag=pckombo04b-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00MU046J4*
Price
$346.33 USD*
Producer
Intel*
Base Clock
3.5* GHz
Turbo Clock
3.6* GHz
Unlocked Multiplier
No*
Specifications 2 · 1 fields
Name
Xeon E5-1620 V3*
Specifications 3 · 9 fields
model
E5-1620 v3*
date
2014-01-07*
clock
3,500*
max clock
3,600*
hw nthreadspercore
2*
hw ncores
4*
tdp
140*
name Processor code name
Haswell*
name Processor family
Xeon*
Specifications 4 · 12 fields
name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz*
cores
4*
logicals
2*
samples
830*
price
106*
tdp
140*
date
2014-09-01*
socket
LGA2011-v3*
category
Server*
speed
3,500*
turbo
3,600*
cpuCount
1*
Specifications 5 · 31 fields
name
Xeon E5-1620 v3*
Release Date
Sep 8th, 2014*
Part#
QGZY SR20P*
Frequency
3.5* GHz
Turbo Clock
up to 3.6 GHz*
Base Clock
100* MHz
Multiplier
35.0x*
Multiplier Unlocked
No*
Codename
Haswell-EP*
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3*
Generation
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)*
Memory Support
DDR4*
ECC Memory
Yes*
# of Cores
4*
# of Threads
8*
SMP # CPUs
1*
Cache L1
64 KB (per core)*
Cache L2
256 KB (per core)*
Features
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, VT-d, HTT, AES-NI, TSX, TXT, CLMUL, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, Boost 2.0*
Foundry
Intel*
Rated Speed
2,133* MT/s
Memory Bus
Quad-channel*
Memory Bandwidth
68.3* GB/s
PCI-Express
Gen 3, 40 Lanes (CPU only)*
Process Size
22* nm
Cache L3
10 MB (shared)*
Chipsets
C612, X99*
Transistors
2,600 million*
Die Size
356* mm²
Market
Server/Workstation*
Production Status
End-of-life*
Specifications 6 · 2 fields
brand
Intel*
name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz*
Specifications 7 · 20 fields
turbo frequency
3,600*
cache size
10,240*
tdp
140*
socket
FCLGA2011-3*
memory type
DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133*
cores
4*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result
intel*
vertical segment
Server*
max memory size
805,306,368*
status
Discontinued*
max temp
66.2*
package size
52.5mm x 45.0 mm*
threads
8*
name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3*
rating Processor benchmark result
7,007*
processor number
E5-1620V3*
launch date
2014-08-01*
lithography
22*
bus speed
0*
base frequency
3,500*
Specifications 8 · 54 fields
Recommended Customer Price
$294.00*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
Price scope
Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.*
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Yes*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes*
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
Yes*
Intel® Flex Memory Access
No*
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Yes*
Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes*
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes*
Execute Disable Bit ‡
Yes*
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡
Yes*
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes*
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡
Yes*
Secure Key
Yes*
Intel® OS Guard
Yes*
Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡
Intel vPro® Platform*
Total Cores
4*
Total Threads
8*
Processor Base Frequency
3.5* GHz
Cache
10.0* MB
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
Cache description
Intel® Smart Cache*
Original declaration
10 MB Intel® Smart Cache*
Bus Speed
0* GT/s
TDP
140* W
Max Turbo Frequency
3.6* GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡
3.6* GHz
# of QPI Links
0*
Marketing Status
Discontinued*
Launch Date
Q3'14*
Servicing Status
End of Servicing Updates*
End of Servicing Updates Date
Friday | December 31 | 2021*
Embedded Options Available
No*
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
768* GB
Memory Types
DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133*
Max # of Memory Channels
4*
Max Memory Bandwidth
68* GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes*
Physical Address Extensions
46-bit*
Product Collection
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family*
Vertical Segment
Server*
Processor Number
E5-1620V3*
Scalability
1S Only*
PCI Express Revision
3.0*
PCI Express Configurations ‡
x4 | x8 | x16*
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
40*
Lithography
22* nm
Sockets Supported
FCLGA2011*
Max CPU Configuration
1*
TCASE
66.2* °C
Package Size
52.5mm x 45.0 mm*
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0*
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes*
Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions
No*
Intel® 64 ‡
Yes*
Instruction Set
64-bit*
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® AVX2*
Idle States
Yes*
Specifications 9 · 11 fields
name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz*
socket
LGA2011-v3*
category
Server*
price
$159.99*
mark
9,764*
value
61.03*
single thread
2,040*
single thread value
12.75*
tdp
140*
powerperf
69*
testdate
Sep 2014*
Specifications 10 · 13 fields
microarchitecture
Haswell*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
microarchitecture
Haswell*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
boost clock
3.6* GHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
boost clock
3.6* GHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
Reported core clock
3.5* GHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.*
Reported core clock
3.5* GHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.*
core count
4*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
core count
4*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)
amount
111*
currency
USD*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown*
USD
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
tdp
140* W
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
tdp
140* W
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
catalogue_reference
Intel Xeon E5-1620 V3*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
Specifications 11 · 12 fields
cpuName
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
testDate
2,014*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
socket
LGA2011-v3*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
category
Server*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
price
79.46*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
cpuMark
6,991*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
cpuValue
87.98*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
threadMark
2,024*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
threadValue
25.48*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
TDP
140*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
powerPerf
49.93*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
cores
4*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Specifications 12 · 8 fields
product
Xeon E5-1620 v3*
status
Discontinued*
releaseDate
2,014*
cores
4*
maxTurboClock
3.6*
baseClock
3.5*
cache
10*
cacheInfo
Intel Smart Cache*

* Provisional data