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Intel logo Xeon E5-2678 v3
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Intel logo Xeon E5-1660 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 logo Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 logo
General information Xeon E5-2678 v3 Xeon E5-1660 v3
Launched Q3 2015 Q4 2014
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA2011-v3
Clock 2.5 GHz 16.7 % 3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.1 GHz 11.4 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Threads 24 0 % 16 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 W 14.3 % 140 W 0 %
Performance Xeon E5-2678 v3 Xeon E5-1660 v3
Overall Score 55526 0 % 53303 4 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 44 % 10.2 %
Benchmark Score 9505 0 % 8073 15.1 %
Single Thread Score 1772.3 9.4 % 1955.2 0 %
Encrypting Data 4520.3 MB/s 0 % 3747.5 MB/s 17.1 %
Compressing Data 250.6 MB/s 0 % 189.9 MB/s 24.2 %
String objects sorting 34419.7 thousand/s 0 % 27177.4 thousand/s 21 %
Prime numbers generation 62.9 millions/s 0 % 58.7 millions/s 6.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 61308 millions/s 0 % 46187 millions/s 24.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 30307.4 millions/s 0 % 23245.6 millions/s 23.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2678 v3, Xeon E5-1660 v3.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2678 v3 Xeon E5-1660 v3
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 119.6 FPS 113.0 FPS
High settings 191.4 FPS 180.9 FPS
Medium settings 239.3 FPS 226.1 FPS
Low settings 299.1 FPS 282.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.5 %

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 E5-2678 v3 Xeon E5-1660 v3
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.7 FPS 144.7 FPS
High settings 237.9 FPS 231.6 FPS
Medium settings 297.3 FPS 289.4 FPS
Low settings 371.7 FPS 361.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.7 %
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