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Intel logo Xeon E5-2660
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Intel logo Xeon E3-1270 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2660 logo Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 logo
General information Xeon E5-2660 Xeon E3-1270 v3
Launched Q2 2012 Q2 2013
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Xeon E5 Intel Xeon E3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-EP Haswell
Clock 2.2 GHz 37.1 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3 GHz 23.1 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 80 W 15.8 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
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 Yes
Performance Xeon E5-2660 Xeon E3-1270 v3
Overall Score 47885 0 % 46603 2.7 %
Future Proof 30 % 16.7 % 36 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5258 0 % 4717 10.3 %
Single Thread Score 1384 37.4 % 2211.2 0 %
Encrypting Data 2594.9 MB/s 0 % 2063 MB/s 20.5 %
Compressing Data 137.3 MB/s 0 % 107.7 MB/s 21.6 %
String objects sorting 21032.9 thousand/s 0 % 14962.4 thousand/s 28.9 %
Prime numbers generation 41.3 millions/s 0 % 33.1 millions/s 19.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33154.9 millions/s 0 % 25599.2 millions/s 22.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12186.5 millions/s 5 % 12823.6 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2660, Xeon E3-1270 v3.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2660 Xeon E3-1270 v3
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.9 FPS 93.1 FPS
High settings 155.1 FPS 149.0 FPS
Medium settings 193.8 FPS 186.3 FPS
Low settings 242.3 FPS 232.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.9 %

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 E3-1270 v3
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.9 FPS 132.6 FPS
High settings 215.8 FPS 212.1 FPS
Medium settings 269.7 FPS 265.1 FPS
Low settings 337.1 FPS 331.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %
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