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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8300 is 604 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 2% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 166 vs 163 FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 62 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - £49.95 vs £188.88
- Up to 73% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i3-8300 - £0.31 vs £1.14 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 8 vs 4 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
163
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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Updated 137 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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