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Intel logo Xeon E3-1231 v3
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Intel logo Xeon E5-2640

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 logo Intel Xeon E5-2640 logo
General information Xeon E3-1231 v3 Xeon E5-2640
Launched Q2 2014 Q2 2012
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1150 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Xeon E3 Intel Xeon E5
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Sandy Bridge-EP
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 26.5 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3 GHz 21.1 %
Cores 4 33.3 % 6 0 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 W 15.8 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported Yes Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Xeon E3-1231 v3 Xeon E5-2640
Overall Score 46310 0 % 45079 2.7 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 30 % 28.6 %
Benchmark Score 4599 0 % 4129 10.2 %
Single Thread Score 2131.8 0 % 1354.7 36.5 %
Encrypting Data 1976.7 MB/s 0 % 1933.5 MB/s 2.2 %
Compressing Data 103 MB/s 2.1 % 105.2 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 14298.6 thousand/s 10.2 % 15930.1 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 31.7 millions/s 3.5 % 32.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25103.1 millions/s 0 % 24983.5 millions/s 0.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12547.9 millions/s 0 % 9357 millions/s 25.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E3-1231 v3, Xeon E5-2640.

Average frames per second Xeon E3-1231 v3 Xeon E5-2640
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 91.9 FPS 88.2 FPS
High settings 147.0 FPS 141.1 FPS
Medium settings 183.7 FPS 176.4 FPS
Low settings 229.7 FPS 220.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 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 E3-1231 v3 Xeon E5-2640
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 131.9 FPS 129.7 FPS
High settings 211.0 FPS 207.6 FPS
Medium settings 263.8 FPS 259.5 FPS
Low settings 329.7 FPS 324.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %
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