Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 994 days newer than Xeon E5-1680 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 22% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Xeon E5-1680 v2 - 116 vs 95 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 - 20 vs 16 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E5-1680 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2013 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
