Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Xeon E5-2696 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1211 days newer than Xeon E5-2696 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Xeon E5-2696 v3 - 719 vs 662 FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
719
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £224.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18184 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
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Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |