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Intel logo Xeon E5-2640
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Intel logo Xeon E3-1230

Intel Xeon E5-2640 logo Intel Xeon E3-1230 logo
General information Xeon E5-2640 Xeon E3-1230
Launched Q2 2012 Q2 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 2.5 GHz 21.9 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3 GHz 16.7 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 80 W 15.8 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported Yes Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Xeon E5-2640 Xeon E3-1230
Overall Score 44973 0 % 42620 5.2 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 24 % 20 %
Benchmark Score 4091 0 % 3300 19.3 %
Single Thread Score 1354.7 18.3 % 1658 0 %
Encrypting Data 1930.7 MB/s 0 % 1532.4 MB/s 20.6 %
Compressing Data 105.2 MB/s 0 % 84.4 MB/s 19.7 %
String objects sorting 16044.8 thousand/s 0 % 12722.7 thousand/s 20.7 %
Prime numbers generation 33 millions/s 0 % 24.1 millions/s 26.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25312.9 millions/s 0 % 19853.8 millions/s 21.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 9246.5 millions/s 0 % 7350.3 millions/s 20.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2640, Xeon E3-1230.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2640 Xeon E3-1230
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.2 FPS 81.3 FPS
High settings 141.2 FPS 130.1 FPS
Medium settings 176.5 FPS 162.6 FPS
Low settings 220.6 FPS 203.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.9 %

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 E5-2640 Xeon E3-1230
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.9 FPS 125.7 FPS
High settings 207.9 FPS 201.2 FPS
Medium settings 259.9 FPS 251.5 FPS
Low settings 324.8 FPS 314.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.2 %
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