Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 438 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 181 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
180
99.4475138121547%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$352.36
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $352.36 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 59 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Single-Core
1173
85.24709302325581%
Multi-Core
6726
64.08155487804879%
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
Core i9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
Skylake | Codename | Broadwell |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |