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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1502 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v3.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Valorant than Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 806 vs 730 FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
806
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$412
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Xeon E5-2660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Xeon E5-2660 v3
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
609 FPS
$7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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510 FPS
$7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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548 FPS
$7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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