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Intel logo Xeon E3-1280
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Intel logo Xeon E5-2420

Intel Xeon E3-1280 logo Intel Xeon E5-2420 logo
General information Xeon E3-1280 Xeon E5-2420
Launched Q2 2011 Q2 2012
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1356
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 1.9 GHz 45.7 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 2.4 GHz 38.5 %
Cores 4 33.3 % 6 0 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Performance Xeon E3-1280 Xeon E5-2420
Overall Score 43650 0 % 42470 2.7 %
Future Proof 24 % 20 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3630 0 % 3253 10.4 %
Single Thread Score 1802.2 0 % 1088 39.6 %
Encrypting Data 1710.6 MB/s 0 % 1522.8 MB/s 11 %
Compressing Data 93.5 MB/s 0 % 82.3 MB/s 11.9 %
String objects sorting 14036.7 thousand/s 0 % 12401.7 thousand/s 11.6 %
Prime numbers generation 25.2 millions/s 9.5 % 27.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21867.4 millions/s 0 % 19376 millions/s 11.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 8067.9 millions/s 0 % 7245.2 millions/s 10.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E3-1280, Xeon E5-2420.

Average frames per second Xeon E3-1280 Xeon E5-2420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 84.3 FPS 80.9 FPS
High settings 134.9 FPS 129.4 FPS
Medium settings 168.7 FPS 161.7 FPS
Low settings 210.8 FPS 202.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.1 %

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 E3-1280 Xeon E5-2420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.4 FPS 125.3 FPS
High settings 203.9 FPS 200.6 FPS
Medium settings 254.8 FPS 250.7 FPS
Low settings 318.5 FPS 313.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %
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