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Intel logo Core2 Duo E6420
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General information Core2 Duo E6420 Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Launched Q4 2008 Q2 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket PLGA775 939
Clock 2.1 GHz 0 % 2 GHz 4.8 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 2 0 % 2 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 27 % 89 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Duo E6420 Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Overall Score 26540 0 % 25028 5.7 %
Future Proof 10 % 44.4 % 18 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 496 0 % 392 21 %
Single Thread Score 786.6 0 % 749.5 4.7 %
Encrypting Data 1059.8 MB/s 0 % 838 MB/s 20.9 %
Compressing Data 16.3 MB/s 0 % 14.4 MB/s 11.3 %
String objects sorting 2216.9 thousand/s 0 % 1952.7 thousand/s 11.9 %
Prime numbers generation 5 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 39.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 2981.9 millions/s 0 % 2387.3 millions/s 19.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 1642 millions/s 0 % 1449.6 millions/s 11.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Duo E6420, Athlon 64 X2 3800+.

Average frames per second Core2 Duo E6420 Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 35.5 FPS 32.8 FPS
High settings 56.9 FPS 52.5 FPS
Medium settings 71.1 FPS 65.6 FPS
Low settings 88.8 FPS 82.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.7 %

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 Core2 Duo E6420 Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 97.0 FPS 94.4 FPS
High settings 155.2 FPS 151.0 FPS
Medium settings 194.0 FPS 188.7 FPS
Low settings 242.5 FPS 235.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.7 %
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