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Intel logo Xeon E5-2420 v2
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Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 logo AMD FX-8120 logo
General information Xeon E5-2420 v2 FX-8120
Launched Q2 2014 Q4 2011
Used in Server Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket FCLGA1356 AM3+
Clock 2.2 GHz 29 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 2.7 GHz 32.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 25 % 8 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 W 36 % 125 W 0 %
Performance Xeon E5-2420 v2 FX-8120
Overall Score 45017 0 % 41626 7.5 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 27 % 35.7 %
Benchmark Score 4107 0 % 3002 26.9 %
Single Thread Score 1397.1 0 % 1335 4.4 %
Encrypting Data 1916.1 MB/s 0 % 1463.4 MB/s 23.6 %
Compressing Data 104.3 MB/s 0 % 77 MB/s 26.2 %
String objects sorting 14353.8 thousand/s 0 % 10412.9 thousand/s 27.5 %
Prime numbers generation 31.2 millions/s 0 % 25.2 millions/s 19.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 23403.6 millions/s 0 % 17581.6 millions/s 24.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12026.3 millions/s 0 % 8752.5 millions/s 27.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2420 v2, FX-8120.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2420 v2 FX-8120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.4 FPS 78.3 FPS
High settings 141.4 FPS 125.3 FPS
Medium settings 176.7 FPS 156.7 FPS
Low settings 220.9 FPS 195.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.4 %

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 E5-2420 v2 FX-8120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.9 FPS 123.9 FPS
High settings 207.8 FPS 198.2 FPS
Medium settings 259.7 FPS 247.8 FPS
Low settings 324.7 FPS 309.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.6 %
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