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Intel logo Xeon E3-1270 v3
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Intel logo Xeon E5420

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General information Xeon E3-1270 v3 Xeon E5420
Launched Q2 2013 Q1 2009
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1150 LGA771
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 28.6 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 W 0 % 80 W 0 %
Performance Xeon E3-1270 v3 Xeon E5420
Overall Score 46603 0 % 33814 27.4 %
Future Proof 36 % 0 % 11 % 69.4 %
Benchmark Score 4717 0 % 1307 72.3 %
Single Thread Score 2200.2 0 % 1054.7 52.1 %
Encrypting Data 2056.8 MB/s 31.7 % 3011.6 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 106.4 MB/s 0 % 41.7 MB/s 60.8 %
String objects sorting 14783.8 thousand/s 0 % 5658.5 thousand/s 61.7 %
Prime numbers generation 32.8 millions/s 0 % 16.1 millions/s 50.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25804.8 millions/s 0 % 9511.8 millions/s 63.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13004.4 millions/s 0 % 5330 millions/s 59 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E3-1270 v3, Xeon E5420.

Average frames per second Xeon E3-1270 v3 Xeon E5420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 93.1 FPS 55.2 FPS
High settings 149.0 FPS 88.3 FPS
Medium settings 186.3 FPS 110.3 FPS
Low settings 232.8 FPS 137.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.8 %

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 E3-1270 v3 Xeon E5420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.7 FPS 110.2 FPS
High settings 212.3 FPS 176.3 FPS
Medium settings 265.4 FPS 220.4 FPS
Low settings 331.8 FPS 275.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 17 %
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