Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 631 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 90 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 11% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 349 vs 314 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 20 vs 16 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
349
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.04/FPS
100%
Price, €
€364.41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
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Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EX | Codename | Broadwell-E |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 10 |
16 | Threads | 20 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
90 W | TDP | 140 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |