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Intel logo Xeon E5-2690
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Intel logo Xeon E5-1660

Intel Xeon E5-2690 logo Intel Xeon E5-1660 logo
General information Xeon E5-2690 Xeon E5-1660
Launched Q1 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Xeon E5 Intel Xeon E5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-EP Sandy Bridge-EP
Clock 2.9 GHz 12.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 2.6 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 W 0 % 130 W 3.7 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported Yes Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Xeon E5-2690 Xeon E5-1660
Overall Score 50099 0 % 48281 3.6 %
Future Proof 28 % 9.7 % 31 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 6300 0 % 5434 13.7 %
Single Thread Score 1669.7 6.7 % 1788.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 3043.8 MB/s 0 % 2563.7 MB/s 15.8 %
Compressing Data 166.3 MB/s 0 % 138.3 MB/s 16.8 %
String objects sorting 25161.1 thousand/s 0 % 20968.8 thousand/s 16.7 %
Prime numbers generation 49 millions/s 0 % 42.1 millions/s 14 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 39331.4 millions/s 0 % 33099.2 millions/s 15.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14534 millions/s 0 % 12233 millions/s 15.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2690, Xeon E5-1660.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2690 Xeon E5-1660
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.5 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 165.6 FPS 157.0 FPS
Medium settings 207.0 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 258.7 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.2 %

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 E5-2690 Xeon E5-1660
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.9 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 222.3 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 277.9 FPS 271.5 FPS
Low settings 347.3 FPS 339.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.3 %
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