Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 7 days older than Xeon E5-2680 v3.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 7% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 74 vs 69 FPS
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 120 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Xeon E5-2680 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
