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In short — Core i7-960 outperforms Xeon E5-2430 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-960 is 937 days older than Xeon E5-2430.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2430
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Performs up to 1% better in DOOM Eternal than Xeon E5-2430 - 452 vs 449 FPS
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
452
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.09/FPS
100%
Price, €
€494.67
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80601960 Core i7-960 processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Xeon E5-2430
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2430 | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 2.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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