Intel Xeon E5-2689: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Xeon E5-2689 sales 6 March 2012. This is desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 32 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3600 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 115 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

General info

Xeon E5-2689 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	870
Value for money	0.39
Market segment	Server
Series	Xeon
Release date	6 March 2012 (11 years old)
Current price	$93	of 15710 (Xeon Platinum 8276L)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	of 6 (Core i9-13900KS)
Chip lithography	32 nm	of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Power consumption (TDP)

115 Watt

of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E5-2689. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Relative perfomance

Overall Xeon E5-2689 performance compared to nearest competitors among server CPUs.

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