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In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms Xeon E3-1231 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 2501 days newer than Xeon E3-1231 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 80 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 10% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Xeon E3-1231 v3 - 181 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$258
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E3-1231 v3 or Core i7-11700K
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
128 FPS
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Core i7-11700K
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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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