Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 1452 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 11% better in Sons Of The Forest than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 103 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 36 vs 12 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-1660 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
