Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600 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 i5-9600 is 851 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - £49.95 vs £228.88
- Up to 77% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-9600 - £0.23 vs £1.01 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 227 vs 222 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
222
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £49.95 on Amazon
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Updated 9211 minutes ago
Buy for £228.88 on Amazon
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Updated 9424 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
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Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Broadwell-E/EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |