Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 2230 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 3 than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 148 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 36 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
148
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.93/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1174.25
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 13575 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
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Sep 10th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Cascade Lake |
Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 18 |
12 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |