Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-2620 v3 outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2620 v3 is 1784 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Core i7-960 - 649 vs 603 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 85 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 |
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Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
Core i7 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
Bloomfield | Codename | Haswell-E |
Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 85 W |
45 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |