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Intel logo Xeon E5-2420 v2
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General information Xeon E5-2420 v2 Core i5-6600
Launched Q2 2014 Q3 2015
Used in Server Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1356 LGA1151
Clock 2.2 GHz 33.3 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 2.7 GHz 30.8 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 W 0 % 65 W 18.8 %
Performance Xeon E5-2420 v2 Core i5-6600
Overall Score 45017 0 % 44476 1.2 %
Future Proof 42 % 14.3 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4107 0 % 3913 4.7 %
Single Thread Score 1379.1 39.2 % 2269 0 %
Encrypting Data 1885.7 MB/s 0 % 1789.2 MB/s 5.1 %
Compressing Data 103.7 MB/s 0 % 81.7 MB/s 21.3 %
String objects sorting 14281.8 thousand/s 0 % 10115.9 thousand/s 29.2 %
Prime numbers generation 30.9 millions/s 0 % 29.2 millions/s 5.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 23687.3 millions/s 0 % 15861 millions/s 33 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11859.4 millions/s 11.3 % 13370.8 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2420 v2, Core i5-6600.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2420 v2 Core i5-6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.4 FPS 86.7 FPS
High settings 141.4 FPS 138.8 FPS
Medium settings 176.7 FPS 173.5 FPS
Low settings 220.9 FPS 216.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.8 %

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 E5-2420 v2 Core i5-6600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.7 FPS 128.8 FPS
High settings 207.6 FPS 206.0 FPS
Medium settings 259.4 FPS 257.5 FPS
Low settings 324.3 FPS 321.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.7 %
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