Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 2349 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2420
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 14% better in Resident Evil 4 than Xeon E5-2420 - 177 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 32 vs 12 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Xeon E5-2420
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 2.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
