Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 1552 days newer than Xeon E3-1230 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 80 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 4% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Xeon E3-1230 v3 - 106 vs 102 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 - 32 vs 8 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E3-1230 v3
Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E3-1230 v3
Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013
Single-Core
1135
82.48546511627907%
Multi-Core
3696
35.21341463414634%
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
