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Intel logo Xeon E5-2678 v3
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Xeon E5-2678 v3 Core i7-3970X
Launched Q3 2015 Q1 2012
Used in Server Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA2011
Clock 2.5 GHz 28.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.1 GHz 22.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 12 0 % 6 50 %
Threads 24 0 % 12 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 W 20 % 150 W 0 %
Performance Xeon E5-2678 v3 Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 55544 0 % 48362 12.9 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 28 % 42.9 %
Benchmark Score 9518 0 % 5470 42.5 %
Single Thread Score 1747.9 5.4 % 1847.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 4486.5 MB/s 0 % 2674.6 MB/s 40.4 %
Compressing Data 252 MB/s 0 % 145.1 MB/s 42.4 %
String objects sorting 34072.6 thousand/s 0 % 21359.2 thousand/s 37.3 %
Prime numbers generation 63.3 millions/s 0 % 40 millions/s 36.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 60883 millions/s 0 % 31824 millions/s 47.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 30486.9 millions/s 0 % 12698 millions/s 58.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2678 v3, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2678 v3 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 119.7 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 191.5 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 239.4 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 299.2 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.8 %

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 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.6 FPS 135.9 FPS
High settings 237.7 FPS 217.4 FPS
Medium settings 297.1 FPS 271.7 FPS
Low settings 371.4 FPS 339.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.5 %
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