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Intel logo Xeon E5-2696 v2
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General information Xeon E5-2696 v2 Core i7-3970X
Launched Q3 2013 Q1 2012
Used in Server Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Clock 2.5 GHz 28.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.3 GHz 17.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 12 0 % 6 50 %
Threads 24 0 % 12 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 W 20 % 150 W 0 %
Performance Xeon E5-2696 v2 Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 54911 0 % 48363 11.9 %
Future Proof 37 % 0 % 28 % 24.3 %
Benchmark Score 9092 0 % 5471 39.8 %
Single Thread Score 1690.1 8.1 % 1840 0 %
Encrypting Data 4428.8 MB/s 0 % 2666.5 MB/s 39.8 %
Compressing Data 255.7 MB/s 0 % 142.4 MB/s 44.3 %
String objects sorting 35298.4 thousand/s 0 % 21252 thousand/s 39.8 %
Prime numbers generation 61.7 millions/s 0 % 40.4 millions/s 34.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 58978 millions/s 0 % 32273.6 millions/s 45.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 29427.6 millions/s 0 % 12787.2 millions/s 56.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Xeon E5-2696 v2, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Xeon E5-2696 v2 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 117.8 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 188.5 FPS 157.4 FPS
Medium settings 235.6 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 294.5 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.5 %

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 E5-2696 v2 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 147.3 FPS 135.8 FPS
High settings 235.7 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 294.6 FPS 271.5 FPS
Low settings 368.2 FPS 339.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.8 %
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