Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 1936 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2420
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 13% better in Sons Of The Forest than Xeon E5-2420 - 102 vs 90 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 28 vs 12 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
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May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 14 |
12 | Threads | 28 |
1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
2.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
19.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |