Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3960X outperforms Xeon W3520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-3960X is 959 days newer than Xeon W3520.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Xeon W3520 - 152 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W3520 - 12 vs 8 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Xeon W3520
Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon W3520
Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009
Single-Core
413
59.85507246376811%
Multi-Core
1395
41.54258487194758%
Intel Xeon W3520 | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
