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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Xeon E3-1230 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1885 days newer than Xeon E3-1230.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1230
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 80 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 9% better in Remnant II than Xeon E3-1230 - 87 vs 80 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1230 - 20 vs 8 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E3-1230
Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1230 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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