Intel Xeon E3-1275 Review: Sandy Bridge Goes Professional
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Chris Angelini
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We've already seen Sandy Bridge impress in the desktop space. Does Intel's latest processor architecture have what it takes to dominate the single-socket server and workstation space, too? We run the fastest workstation SKU through our benchmark suite.
Test Setup And Benchmarks
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| Test Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processors | Intel Xeon E3-1275 (Sandy Bridge) 3.4 GHz, LGA 1155, 8 MB Shared L3, Hyper-Threading enabled, Power-savings enabled |
| Row 1 - Cell 0 | Intel Core i7-2600K (Sandy Bridge) 3.4 GHz, LGA 1155, 8 MB Shared L3, Hyper-Threading enabled, Power-savings enabled |
| Motherboards | Asus P8B WS (LGA 1155) Intel C206, BIOS 0401 |
| Memory | Crucial 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 ECC Unbuffered, CT51264BA1339.16FD |
| Hard Drive | Samsung MZ-5PA2560/000 256 GB SATA 3 Gb/s SSD |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics P3000 |
| Row 6 - Cell 0 | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Row 7 - Cell 0 | Nvidia Quadro FX 580 |
| Power Supply | Seasonic X760 760 W 80 PLUS Gold PSU |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 |
| Graphics Driver | Intel Driver: 8.15.10.2345 |
| Row 13 - Cell 0 | Nvidia Driver: 270.61 |
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| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| Video Encoding | |
| MainConcept 2.0 | Version: 2.0.0.1555 MPEG-2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2), Audio: MPEG-2 (44.1 kHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224 kb/s), Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV |
| HandBrake 0.9.4 | Version 0.9.4, convert first .vob file from The Last Samurai to .mp4, High Profile |
| Applications | |
| WinRAR | Version 4.0 RAR, Syntax "winrar a -r -m3", Benchmark: 2010-THG-Workload |
| Visual Studio 2010 | Miranda IM Compile |
| Blender | Version: 2.54 beta Syntax blender -b thg.blend -f 1, Resolution: 1920x1080, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, Render: THG.blend frame 1 |
| ABBYY FineReader | Version: 10 Professional Build (10.0.102.82) Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages |
| Adobe After Effects | CS5 10.0.2; Custom Workload, SD project with three picture-in-picture frames, source video at 720p |
| Adobe Photoshop | CS5 12.0.3; Custom Workload, Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates filters |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | CS5 5.0.3; Paladin Workload |
| e-on Software Vue 8 PLE | 1920x1080 landscape render, Global Illumination enabled |
| Euler3D | CFD simulation over NACA 445.6 aeroelastic test wing at Mach .5 |
| Autodesk MatchMover 2011 | Custom workload, 720p camera footage tracked in 3D space |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| SPECapc 3ds Max 9 | Default Run, Hardware Shaders, Graphics, and CPU Render scores |
| SPECapc LightWave 9.6 | LightWave 3D Discovery Edition, Render and MT benchmark scores |
| SPECviewperf 10 | Multi-threaded x64 (four-threads); Workloads: 3ds Max, CATIA, Maya, Pro/E, SolidWorks, Teamcenter Visualization Mockup |
| Cinebench 11.5 | CPU and GPU tests, Built-in benchmark |
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Prev Page Graphics: Meet HD Graphics P3000 Next Page Benchmark Results: SPECapc And SPECopc TestingChris Angelini is an Editor Emeritus at Tom's Hardware US. He edits hardware reviews and covers high-profile CPU and GPU launches.
