Its powerful performance makes it an excellent choice for enterprise-level applications, while its compatibility with a wide range of motherboards ensures flexibility in your choice of hardware. The LGA 2011/Socket R ensures compatibility with a wide range of motherboards, while the 20 MB L2 cache provides quick access to frequently used data.
This chip does not overclock so don't try. For productivity it works great, if you can get or already have an x79 motherboard for cheap this is a great buy for a small server. If you want a gaming chip I recommend the e5-1650 instead of this because that is overclockable.