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Intel logo Xeon E5-2678 v3
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Intel logo Xeon E5-1660 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 logo Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 logo
General information Xeon E5-2678 v3 Xeon E5-1660 v2
Launched Q3 2015 Q4 2013
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA2011
Clock 2.5 GHz 32.4 % 3.7 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 7.7 % 130 W 0 %
Performance Xeon E5-2678 v3 Xeon E5-1660 v2
Overall Score 55548 0 % 50772 8.6 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 39 % 20.4 %
Benchmark Score 9521 0 % 6645 30.2 %
Single Thread Score 1756.7 15.6 % 2081 0 %
Encrypting Data 4514.5 MB/s 0 % 3086.8 MB/s 31.6 %
Compressing Data 250.7 MB/s 0 % 166.8 MB/s 33.5 %
String objects sorting 34386 thousand/s 0 % 23226.4 thousand/s 32.5 %
Prime numbers generation 62.6 millions/s 0 % 49 millions/s 21.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 61617.5 millions/s 0 % 37137.1 millions/s 39.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 30306.6 millions/s 0 % 18566.4 millions/s 38.7 %

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 v2.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2678 v3 Xeon E5-1660 v2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 119.7 FPS 105.5 FPS
High settings 191.5 FPS 168.8 FPS
Medium settings 239.4 FPS 211.0 FPS
Low settings 299.3 FPS 263.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.9 %

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 v2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.3 FPS 139.9 FPS
High settings 237.3 FPS 223.9 FPS
Medium settings 296.6 FPS 279.8 FPS
Low settings 370.8 FPS 349.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.7 %
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