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Intel logo Xeon E5-2640 v3
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Intel logo Xeon E5-2420 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 logo Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 logo
General information Xeon E5-2640 v3 Xeon E5-2420 v2
Launched Q3 2014 Q2 2014
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 FCLGA1356
Clock 2.6 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 15.4 %
Turbo Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 20.6 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 W 0 % 80 W 11.1 %
Performance Xeon E5-2640 v3 Xeon E5-2420 v2
Overall Score 51793 0 % 45017 13.1 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 42 % 2.3 %
Benchmark Score 7196 0 % 4107 42.9 %
Single Thread Score 1854.1 0 % 1381.8 25.5 %
Encrypting Data 3256.5 MB/s 0 % 1895.2 MB/s 41.8 %
Compressing Data 175.3 MB/s 0 % 104.4 MB/s 40.5 %
String objects sorting 24541.8 thousand/s 0 % 14397 thousand/s 41.3 %
Prime numbers generation 49.3 millions/s 0 % 31.1 millions/s 36.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 42483 millions/s 0 % 23616.4 millions/s 44.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 21453.1 millions/s 0 % 11942.8 millions/s 44.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2640 v3, Xeon E5-2420 v2.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2640 v3 Xeon E5-2420 v2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.5 FPS 88.4 FPS
High settings 173.6 FPS 141.4 FPS
Medium settings 217.0 FPS 176.7 FPS
Low settings 271.2 FPS 220.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.6 %

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 E5-2640 v3 Xeon E5-2420 v2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 141.7 FPS 129.8 FPS
High settings 226.7 FPS 207.7 FPS
Medium settings 283.4 FPS 259.6 FPS
Low settings 354.3 FPS 324.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.4 %
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