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In short — Xeon E3-1220 v5 outperforms Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E3-1220 v5 is 1698 days newer than Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
- Performs up to 15% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-990X - 196 vs 171 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 80 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 - 12 vs 4 threads
Dota 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
171
87%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Xeon E3-1220 v5
Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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