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Intel logo Xeon X5690
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Intel logo Xeon E5540

Intel Xeon X5690 logo Intel Xeon E5540 logo
General information Xeon X5690 Xeon E5540
Launched Q1 2011 Q3 2009
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1366
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 28.6 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 24.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 80 W 38.5 %
Performance Xeon X5690 Xeon E5540
Overall Score 46150 0 % 36625 20.6 %
Future Proof 23 % 0 % 14 % 39.1 %
Benchmark Score 4536 0 % 1799 60.3 %
Single Thread Score 1622.6 0 % 1204.2 25.8 %
Encrypting Data 2625.8 MB/s 35.8 % 4092.2 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 124.3 MB/s 0 % 60.1 MB/s 51.7 %
String objects sorting 15853.1 thousand/s 0 % 7802.2 thousand/s 50.8 %
Prime numbers generation 29.1 millions/s 0 % 20.1 millions/s 31 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 30431.5 millions/s 0 % 14995 millions/s 50.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12800.7 millions/s 0 % 6328 millions/s 50.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon X5690, Xeon E5540.

Average frames per second Xeon X5690 Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 91.8 FPS 63.5 FPS
High settings 146.8 FPS 101.6 FPS
Medium settings 183.5 FPS 127.0 FPS
Low settings 229.4 FPS 158.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.8 %

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 X5690 Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 131.9 FPS 115.1 FPS
High settings 211.1 FPS 184.2 FPS
Medium settings 263.8 FPS 230.2 FPS
Low settings 329.8 FPS 287.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.7 %
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