Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 6-core LGA 2011
The six-core, 2.4GHz base clock and 15MB L3 cache provide stable throughput for legacy dual-socket LGA 2011-3 servers. Its low acquisition cost makes it a practical drop-in upgrade for aging workstations needing basic multi-threaded reliability. This processor is best for IT maintainers extending the life of Gen 3 Xeon systems running undemanding virtualization or file-serving tasks.
Cores 6
Threads 12
Boost Clock 3200 MHz
L3 Cache 15 MB
TDP 85 W
Socket LGA 2011
39 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)
- Below average feature (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Xeon |
| Model | E5-2620 v3 |
| Class | server |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 6 |
| Threads | 12 |
| Base Clock | 2400 |
| Boost Clock | 3200 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 15 |
| L3 Cache | 15 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 7743 |
| PassMark Single | 1689 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Memory | 768 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 2011 |
| TDP | 85 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | MICRO CENTER 225FB860MEAGLEPL | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | PC Server and Parts E5-2697 v2-cr | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8 | - | 32 | - | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 | - | 64 | - | 4 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3200 | 5200 | - | 3500 | - | 3400 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 15 | 96 | - | 256 | - | 8 |
| Tdp W | 85 | 120 | - | 200 | - | 270 |
| Socket | LGA 2011 | AM5 | - | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | - | AM4 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | No | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 | 55.7 | 20.6 | 50.4 | 53.6 | 54.9 | 7.8 | 91.4 | 41.5 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.6 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 88.8 | 89.2 | 96.4 | 24.8 | 95 |
| MICRO CENTER 225FB860MEAGLEPL Compare | 67.8 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 42.9 | 85.8 | 0 | 28.1 | 94.8 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 97.8 | 90.9 | 76.8 | 31.5 | 47.4 | 0 | 87.9 | 51.6 |
| PC Server and Parts E5-2697 v2-cr Compare | 50 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 29.2 | 67.7 | 0 | 87.2 | 45 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 44.9 | 62.8 | 61.2 | 26.6 | 46.3 | 90.4 | 76.2 | 50.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall39.2
- AI/LLM39.3
- Budget39.9
- Gaming18.4
- Server47.1
- Efficiency28.3
- Productivity46.5
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