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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms Xeon E3-1270 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 1885 days newer than Xeon E3-1270.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1270
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 80 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 2100% better in Cities: Skylines II than Xeon E3-1270 - 22 vs 1 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1270 - 16 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
22
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E3-1270
Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1270 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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