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Intel logo Xeon E5540

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General information Core i7-980 Xeon E5540
Launched Q3 2011 Q3 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1366
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 24.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 22.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 80 W 38.5 %
Performance Core i7-980 Xeon E5540
Overall Score 46001 0 % 36625 20.4 %
Future Proof 26 % 0 % 14 % 46.2 %
Benchmark Score 4478 0 % 1799 59.8 %
Single Thread Score 1534.4 0 % 1204.2 21.5 %
Encrypting Data 2704.1 MB/s 34.1 % 4104.6 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 116.6 MB/s 0 % 60.6 MB/s 48 %
String objects sorting 15704.3 thousand/s 0 % 7802.2 thousand/s 50.3 %
Prime numbers generation 31.7 millions/s 0 % 19.9 millions/s 37.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29411.3 millions/s 0 % 15069.9 millions/s 48.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12208.1 millions/s 0 % 6340.7 millions/s 48.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-980, Xeon E5540.

Average frames per second Core i7-980 Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 91.3 FPS 63.5 FPS
High settings 146.1 FPS 101.6 FPS
Medium settings 182.6 FPS 127.0 FPS
Low settings 228.3 FPS 158.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.5 %

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 Core i7-980 Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 131.7 FPS 115.1 FPS
High settings 210.8 FPS 184.2 FPS
Medium settings 263.5 FPS 230.2 FPS
Low settings 329.3 FPS 287.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.6 %
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