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Intel logo Xeon X3480
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Intel logo Xeon E5540

Intel Xeon X3480 logo Intel Xeon E5540 logo
General information Xeon X3480 Xeon E5540
Launched Q1 2012 Q3 2009
Used in Server Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1156 LGA1366
Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 19.4 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 24.3 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 80 W 15.8 %
Performance Xeon X3480 Xeon E5540
Overall Score 38140 0 % 36625 4 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 14 % 50 %
Benchmark Score 2116 0 % 1799 15 %
Single Thread Score 1404.8 0 % 1197 14.8 %
Encrypting Data 4870.1 MB/s 0 % 4091.7 MB/s 16 %
Compressing Data 69.4 MB/s 0 % 60.7 MB/s 12.6 %
String objects sorting 9748.7 thousand/s 0 % 7810 thousand/s 19.9 %
Prime numbers generation 22 millions/s 0 % 19.8 millions/s 10 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 17612 millions/s 0 % 14860.2 millions/s 15.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7680.4 millions/s 0 % 6321.6 millions/s 17.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon X3480, Xeon E5540.

Average frames per second Xeon X3480 Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 68.0 FPS 63.5 FPS
High settings 108.8 FPS 101.7 FPS
Medium settings 136.0 FPS 127.1 FPS
Low settings 170.0 FPS 158.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.6 %

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 X3480 Xeon E5540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 117.8 FPS 115.1 FPS
High settings 188.4 FPS 184.2 FPS
Medium settings 235.5 FPS 230.2 FPS
Low settings 294.4 FPS 287.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.3 %
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