Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 130 days older than Xeon E5-2680 v3.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 214 vs 212 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 84 vs 120 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 24 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Xeon E5-2680 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
