Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 631 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 539 vs 505 FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
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Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell | Codename | Broadwell-E |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |