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Intel logo Xeon E5-2697 v2
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General information Xeon E5-2697 v2 Core i7-990X
Launched Q2 2013 Q1 2011
Used in Server Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Xeon E5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-EP Gulftown
Clock 2.7 GHz 22.9 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz 5.4 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 12 0 % 6 50 %
Threads 24 0 % 12 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 12 × 32 kB Instruction
12 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 12 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported Yes No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Xeon E5-2697 v2 Core i7-990X
Overall Score 55134 0 % 46297 16 %
Future Proof 36 % 0 % 23 % 36.1 %
Benchmark Score 9240 0 % 4594 50.3 %
Single Thread Score 1780.5 0 % 1563.2 12.2 %
Encrypting Data 4702 MB/s 0 % 2682 MB/s 43 %
Compressing Data 263.9 MB/s 0 % 119.9 MB/s 54.6 %
String objects sorting 33159.8 thousand/s 0 % 16134.2 thousand/s 51.3 %
Prime numbers generation 67.7 millions/s 0 % 32.9 millions/s 51.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 57203.2 millions/s 0 % 29918.4 millions/s 47.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28297.5 millions/s 0 % 12555.1 millions/s 55.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2697 v2, Core i7-990X.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2697 v2 Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.5 FPS 92.2 FPS
High settings 189.5 FPS 147.5 FPS
Medium settings 236.9 FPS 184.4 FPS
Low settings 296.1 FPS 230.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.2 %

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 E5-2697 v2 Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 147.8 FPS 132.2 FPS
High settings 236.6 FPS 211.6 FPS
Medium settings 295.7 FPS 264.5 FPS
Low settings 369.6 FPS 330.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.6 %
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