Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 1461 days newer than Xeon E5-2670 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 115 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Xeon E5-2670 v2 - 141 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 - 32 vs 20 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2670 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-2670 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
497
36.11918604651162%
Multi-Core
3408
32.46951219512195%
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
115 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
