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Intel logo Xeon E5-2696 v2
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Intel logo Xeon E5-2420

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 logo Intel Xeon E5-2420 logo
General information Xeon E5-2696 v2 Xeon E5-2420
Launched Q3 2013 Q2 2012
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1356
Clock 2.5 GHz 0 % 1.9 GHz 24 %
Turbo Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.4 GHz 27.3 %
Cores 12 0 % 6 50 %
Threads 24 0 % 12 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 W 0 % 95 W 20.8 %
Performance Xeon E5-2696 v2 Xeon E5-2420
Overall Score 54910 0 % 42470 22.7 %
Future Proof 37 % 0 % 30 % 18.9 %
Benchmark Score 9091 0 % 3253 64.2 %
Single Thread Score 1712.2 0 % 1089.1 36.4 %
Encrypting Data 4415.6 MB/s 0 % 1521.3 MB/s 65.5 %
Compressing Data 257.3 MB/s 0 % 83 MB/s 67.8 %
String objects sorting 35512.1 thousand/s 0 % 12639.7 thousand/s 64.4 %
Prime numbers generation 61.6 millions/s 0 % 28.1 millions/s 54.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 58568 millions/s 0 % 19434.7 millions/s 66.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 29398.4 millions/s 0 % 7274.3 millions/s 75.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2696 v2, Xeon E5-2420.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2696 v2 Xeon E5-2420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 117.8 FPS 80.8 FPS
High settings 188.5 FPS 129.3 FPS
Medium settings 235.6 FPS 161.6 FPS
Low settings 294.5 FPS 202.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.4 %

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 E5-2696 v2 Xeon E5-2420
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 147.0 FPS 125.2 FPS
High settings 235.2 FPS 200.3 FPS
Medium settings 294.0 FPS 250.4 FPS
Low settings 367.5 FPS 313.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.8 %
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