Intel® Xeon™ W3690

The Intel Xeon W3690 is a server processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, built on the Westmere architecture. It launched in 2011. Clocks run from 3.5 GHz base to 3.7 GHz boost. A 12-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). It supports DDR3 memory. It uses the FCLGA1366 socket. Rated TDP is 130 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon W3690 scores 1,628 in single-core performance and 7,352 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 3,460 for overall performance, 7,058 for productivity performance, 6,974 for creator performance, 7,306 for engineering performance and 6,722 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,225 per core, 613 per thread and 57 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 303. Its performance index is 43, so its overall performance is 57% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon W3690 scores 30,438 in integer math, 12,918 in floating-point math, 125,815 in compression, 2,760 in cryptography, 518 in physics simulation, 3,594 in vector SIMD, 34 in the prime sieve and 16,717 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 48% below in integer math, 72% below in floating-point math, 45% below in compression, 76% below in cryptography, 52% below in physics simulation, 77% below in vector SIMD, 49% below in the prime sieve and 26% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon W3690 has 6 physical cores and runs 12 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boosts up to 3.70 GHz.

The Intel Xeon W3690 is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon W family and uses the Westmere architecture. It launched in 2011.

The Intel Xeon W3690 has 384 KB of L1 cache, 1.50 MB of L2 cache and 12 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 13.9 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon W3690 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 1.5 MB and L3 at 12 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon W3690 supports DDR3 memory and runs memory at up to 1,333 MT/s. It does not support DDR5, DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon W3690 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon W3690 uses the FCLGA1366 socket.

The Intel Xeon W3690 has a rated TDP of 130 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon W3690 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $999.

Feex has recorded 49% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon W3690. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth and ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1366 socket as the Intel Xeon W3690 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i7-990X, Intel Xeon X5679, Intel Xeon W3680, Intel Xeon X5690 and Intel Xeon X5680.