Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1650 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1650 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 851 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1650 v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 3% better in Borderlands 3 than Xeon E5-1650 v4 - 221 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $78.02 vs $970.7
- Up to 92% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9940X - $0.36 vs $4.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Buy for $970.7 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4640 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
214
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$78.02
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $78.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4640 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
Core i9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |