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Intel logo Xeon E5-1660
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Intel logo Xeon E3-1230 v3

Intel Xeon E5-1660 logo Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 logo
General information Xeon E5-1660 Xeon E3-1230 v3
Launched Q3 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 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 5.1 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 80 W 38.5 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
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 E5-1660 Xeon E3-1230 v3
Overall Score 48281 0 % 45810 5.1 %
Future Proof 31 % 13.9 % 36 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5434 0 % 4404 19 %
Single Thread Score 1799.6 13 % 2067.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 2584.4 MB/s 0 % 1879 MB/s 27.3 %
Compressing Data 137.2 MB/s 0 % 100.1 MB/s 27.1 %
String objects sorting 21053 thousand/s 0 % 13857.4 thousand/s 34.2 %
Prime numbers generation 42.4 millions/s 0 % 30.8 millions/s 27.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 33099.2 millions/s 0 % 24059.4 millions/s 27.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12050.8 millions/s 0.8 % 12151.2 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-1660, Xeon E3-1230 v3.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-1660 Xeon E3-1230 v3
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 98.1 FPS 90.8 FPS
High settings 157.0 FPS 145.2 FPS
Medium settings 196.2 FPS 181.5 FPS
Low settings 245.2 FPS 226.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.5 %

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 E5-1660 Xeon E3-1230 v3
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 131.1 FPS
High settings 216.8 FPS 209.8 FPS
Medium settings 271.1 FPS 262.3 FPS
Low settings 338.8 FPS 327.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.2 %
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