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Intel logo Xeon E5-2660
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Intel logo Xeon E3-1220

Intel Xeon E5-2660 logo Intel Xeon E3-1220 logo
General information Xeon E5-2660 Xeon E3-1220
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2011
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Xeon E5 Intel Xeon E3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-EP Sandy Bridge
Clock 2.2 GHz 29 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3 GHz 11.8 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 4 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 80 W 15.8 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported Yes Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Xeon E5-2660 Xeon E3-1220
Overall Score 47885 0 % 39877 16.7 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 26 % 13.3 %
Benchmark Score 5258 0 % 2529 51.9 %
Single Thread Score 1388.2 10 % 1542 0 %
Encrypting Data 2582 MB/s 55.1 % 5756.6 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 137.4 MB/s 0 % 61.3 MB/s 55.4 %
String objects sorting 21011.9 thousand/s 0 % 8439.8 thousand/s 59.8 %
Prime numbers generation 40.8 millions/s 0 % 29.1 millions/s 28.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33089 millions/s 0 % 13495.2 millions/s 59.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12174.3 millions/s 0 % 7054.9 millions/s 42.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2660, Xeon E3-1220.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2660 Xeon E3-1220
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.9 FPS 73.2 FPS
High settings 155.1 FPS 117.0 FPS
Medium settings 193.8 FPS 146.3 FPS
Low settings 242.3 FPS 182.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.5 %

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 Xeon E5-2660 Xeon E3-1220
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.0 FPS 120.9 FPS
High settings 216.0 FPS 193.4 FPS
Medium settings 270.0 FPS 241.8 FPS
Low settings 337.5 FPS 302.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.5 %
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