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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 26476 0 % 24926 5.9 %
Future Proof 10 % 44.4 % 18 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 491 0 % 386 21.4 %
Single Thread Score 779.5 0 % 747.2 4.1 %
Encrypting Data 1111.9 MB/s 0 % 890.2 MB/s 19.9 %
Compressing Data 16.1 MB/s 0 % 14.2 MB/s 12.2 %
String objects sorting 2225.8 thousand/s 0 % 1908.2 thousand/s 14.3 %
Prime numbers generation 5 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 39 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 2975.9 millions/s 0 % 2357.6 millions/s 20.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 1627.2 millions/s 0 % 1431.1 millions/s 12.1 %

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 35.6 FPS 32.8 FPS
High settings 56.9 FPS 52.5 FPS
Medium settings 71.1 FPS 65.6 FPS
Low settings 88.9 FPS 82.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.8 %

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 97.1 FPS 94.4 FPS
High settings 155.4 FPS 151.1 FPS
Medium settings 194.3 FPS 188.9 FPS
Low settings 242.9 FPS 236.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.8 %
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