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Intel logo Xeon E5-1660
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General information Xeon E5-1660 Core i7-3820
Launched Q3 2012 Q1 2012
Used in Server Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Xeon E5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-EP Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.3 GHz 8.3 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 10 MB
ECC Supported Yes No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Xeon E5-1660 Core i7-3820
Overall Score 48281 0 % 43918 9 %
Future Proof 31 % 0 % 28 % 9.7 %
Benchmark Score 5434 0 % 3720 31.5 %
Single Thread Score 1788.8 0 % 1750.7 2.1 %
Encrypting Data 2563.7 MB/s 0 % 1706.4 MB/s 33.4 %
Compressing Data 138.3 MB/s 0 % 92.7 MB/s 33 %
String objects sorting 20968.8 thousand/s 0 % 14023.9 thousand/s 33.1 %
Prime numbers generation 42.1 millions/s 0 % 28.2 millions/s 33.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33099.2 millions/s 0 % 21937.8 millions/s 33.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12233 millions/s 0 % 8117.8 millions/s 33.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-1660, Core i7-3820.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-1660 Core i7-3820
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 85.1 FPS
High settings 157.0 FPS 136.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 170.3 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 212.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Xeon E5-1660 Core i7-3820
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.7 FPS 128.0 FPS
High settings 217.2 FPS 204.8 FPS
Medium settings 271.5 FPS 256.0 FPS
Low settings 339.3 FPS 320.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.7 %
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