Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms Xeon E5-2687W 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 E5-2687W v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
- 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 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Xeon E5-2687W v3 - 157 vs 155 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 - 140 vs 160 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Xeon E5-2687W v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell-E/EP | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 160 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
