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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1618 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 28% better in War Thunder than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 179 vs 140 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
179
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.76/FPS
100%
Price, €
€135.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Xeon E5-1660 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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