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Intel logo Xeon E5-2420 v2
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General information Xeon E5-2420 v2 Core i3-540
Launched Q2 2014 Q1 2010
Used in Server Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1356 LGA1156
Clock 2.2 GHz 29 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 W 0 % 73 W 8.7 %
Performance Xeon E5-2420 v2 Core i3-540
Overall Score 45017 0 % 31563 29.9 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 17 % 59.5 %
Benchmark Score 4107 0 % 992 75.8 %
Single Thread Score 1397.1 0 % 1281.2 8.3 %
Encrypting Data 1916.1 MB/s 14.9 % 2250.3 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 104.3 MB/s 0 % 33.1 MB/s 68.3 %
String objects sorting 14353.8 thousand/s 0 % 4580.7 thousand/s 68.1 %
Prime numbers generation 31.2 millions/s 0 % 9.9 millions/s 68.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 23403.6 millions/s 0 % 8038.7 millions/s 65.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12026.3 millions/s 0 % 3521 millions/s 70.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2420 v2, Core i3-540.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2420 v2 Core i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.4 FPS 48.6 FPS
High settings 141.4 FPS 77.7 FPS
Medium settings 176.7 FPS 97.1 FPS
Low settings 220.9 FPS 121.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 45.1 %

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 i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.9 FPS 106.2 FPS
High settings 207.8 FPS 169.9 FPS
Medium settings 259.7 FPS 212.4 FPS
Low settings 324.7 FPS 265.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.2 %
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