Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 355 days older than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - £49.95 vs £80.09
- Up to 37% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-6700 - £0.44 vs £0.7 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 1% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 115 vs 114 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
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
114
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £49.95 on Amazon
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Buy for £80.09 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
---|---|---|
Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Broadwell-E/EP | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
No | Overclockable | No |