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Intel logo Xeon E5-1660 v3
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Intel logo Xeon E3-1270 v3

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 logo Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 logo
General information Xeon E5-1660 v3 Xeon E3-1270 v3
Launched Q4 2014 Q2 2013
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Xeon E5 Intel Xeon E3
Core Family Name Haswell-EP Haswell
Clock 3 GHz 14.3 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 10.3 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 80 W 42.9 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported Yes Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Xeon E5-1660 v3 Xeon E3-1270 v3
Overall Score 53302 0 % 46597 12.6 %
Future Proof 44 % 0 % 36 % 18.2 %
Benchmark Score 8072 0 % 4714 41.6 %
Single Thread Score 1984.8 10.1 % 2208 0 %
Encrypting Data 3773.7 MB/s 0 % 2076.5 MB/s 45 %
Compressing Data 186.9 MB/s 0 % 106.7 MB/s 42.9 %
String objects sorting 27232.1 thousand/s 0 % 14797.7 thousand/s 45.7 %
Prime numbers generation 59.5 millions/s 0 % 32.9 millions/s 44.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 46417 millions/s 0 % 25870.8 millions/s 44.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 23268.7 millions/s 0 % 12978.6 millions/s 44.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-1660 v3, Xeon E3-1270 v3.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-1660 v3 Xeon E3-1270 v3
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.0 FPS 93.1 FPS
High settings 180.9 FPS 149.0 FPS
Medium settings 226.1 FPS 186.2 FPS
Low settings 282.6 FPS 232.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.6 %

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 E5-1660 v3 Xeon E3-1270 v3
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 144.6 FPS 132.8 FPS
High settings 231.3 FPS 212.4 FPS
Medium settings 289.1 FPS 265.5 FPS
Low settings 361.4 FPS 331.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.2 %
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