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In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Xeon E3-1240 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 1552 days newer than Xeon E3-1240 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 80 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Dishonored 2 than Xeon E3-1240 v3 - 265 vs 263 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 - 32 vs 8 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
265
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$347.48
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E3-1240 v3
Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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