Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-1660 v4 outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-1660 v4 is 2435 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Performs up to 9% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-960 - 137 vs 126 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 16 vs 8 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
41.85848252344416%
Multi-Core
1663
24.72494796312816%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Broadwell |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
