Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 560 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £49.95 vs £206.18
- Up to 75% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-8700 - £0.38 vs £1.52 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in The Last of Us Part I than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 136 vs 132 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 12 vs 8 threads
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
132
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £49.95 on Amazon
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Buy for £206.18 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
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Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Broadwell-E/EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |