Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 1938 days newer than Xeon E5-1660.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 116% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Xeon E5-1660 - 108 vs 50 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 - 20 vs 12 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E5-1660
Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
