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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 560 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 202 vs 196 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $136.62 vs $200.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-8700 - $0.7 vs $0.99 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
196
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Xeon E5-1620 v4
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
85 FPS
$9.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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95 FPS
$7.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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28 FPS
$44.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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62 FPS
$40.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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