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Intel Xeon E5-2685 v3

Processor Released Sep 8, 2014

CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 12^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.3 GHz^*
Thermal design power: 120 W

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark12,944^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,726^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark15,004^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 12^*
Base clock: 2.6 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.3 GHz^*
L3 cache: 30 MB
Architecture: Haswell^*
Socket / package: LGA 2011-3

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
30 MB

Compatible sockets

LGA 2011-3

Memory & storage

Rated memory bandwidth: 68.30 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR4-2133
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,133 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 120 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 9 fields

Release: Sep 8th, 2014^*
Name: Xeon E5-2685 V3^*
Codename: Haswell-EP^*
Cores: 12^*
Clock: 2.6 to 3.3 GHz^*
Socket: Socket 2011-3^*
Process: 22^* nm
L3 Cache: 30MB^*
TDP: 120^* W

Specifications 2 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 v3 @ 2.60GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 v3 @ 2.60GHz^*
cores: 12^*
cores: 12^*
logicals: 1^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 2^*
samples: 1^*
price: 0^*
price: 0^*
tdp: 120^*
tdp: 120^*
date: 2015-06-01^*
date: 2015-06-01^*
socket: LGA2011-v3^*
socket: LGA2011-v3^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 2,600^*
speed: 2,600^*
turbo: 3,300^*
turbo: 3,300^*
cpuCount: 1^*
cpuCount: 2^*

Specifications 3 · 36 fields

name: Xeon E5-2685 v3^*
Release Date: Sep 8th, 2014^*
Part#: SR1Y9^*
Frequency: 2.6^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 3.3 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 26.0x^*
QPI Links: 2x 9600MT/s^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Haswell-EP^*
Socket: Intel Socket 2011-3^*
Generation: Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)^*
Memory Support: DDR3, DDR4^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 12^*
# of Threads: 12^*
SMP # CPUs: 2^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 256 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, EIST, HTT, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, TSX, TXT, CLMUL, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, Boost 2.0, vPro^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Rated Speed: 2,133^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Quad-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 68.3^* GB/s
tJMax: 85°C^*
Launch Price: $2,090^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 40 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 22^* nm
Cache L3: 30 MB (shared)^*
Chipsets: C612, X99^*
Transistors: 2,600 million^*
Die Size: 356^* mm²
Package: FC-LGA12A^*
Market: Server/Workstation^*
All Core Turbo: 2.8^* GHz
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 4 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 v3 @ 2.60GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 v3 @ 2.60GHz^*

Specifications 5 · 8 fields

name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 v3 @ 2.60GHz^*
socket: LGA2011-v3^*
category: Server^*
mark: 15,004^*
single thread: 1,737^*
tdp: 120^*
powerperf: 125^*
testdate: Jun 2015^*

Specifications 6 · 6 fields

microarchitecture

Haswell^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2685 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

3.3^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2685 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

2.6^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2685 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

12^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2685 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 E5-2685 V3^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2685 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

120^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2685 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2685 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 7 · 9 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon E5-2685 v3 @ 2.60GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,015^*

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^*