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Intel logo Core i7-990X
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Intel logo Xeon E5540

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General information Core i7-990X Xeon E5540
Launched Q1 2011 Q3 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1366
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 28.6 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 24.3 %
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 i7-990X Xeon E5540
Overall Score 46297 0 % 36625 20.9 %
Future Proof 23 % 0 % 14 % 39.1 %
Benchmark Score 4594 0 % 1799 60.8 %
Single Thread Score 1563.2 0 % 1204.2 23 %
Encrypting Data 2682 MB/s 34.7 % 4104.6 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 119.9 MB/s 0 % 60.6 MB/s 49.4 %
String objects sorting 16134.2 thousand/s 0 % 7802.2 thousand/s 51.6 %
Prime numbers generation 32.9 millions/s 0 % 19.9 millions/s 39.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29918.4 millions/s 0 % 15069.9 millions/s 49.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12555.1 millions/s 0 % 6340.7 millions/s 49.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-990X, Xeon E5540.

Average frames per second Core i7-990X Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 92.2 FPS 63.5 FPS
High settings 147.5 FPS 101.6 FPS
Medium settings 184.4 FPS 127.0 FPS
Low settings 230.5 FPS 158.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.1 %

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 Core i7-990X Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.2 FPS 115.1 FPS
High settings 211.6 FPS 184.2 FPS
Medium settings 264.5 FPS 230.2 FPS
Low settings 330.6 FPS 287.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 13 %
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