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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Xeon E3-1280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2465 days newer than Xeon E3-1280.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 12% better in Ready or Not than Xeon E3-1280 - 270 vs 242 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1280 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 - 12 vs 8 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
270
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Xeon E3-1280
Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1280 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Xeon E3-1280 or Core i7-8700
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
120 FPS
$6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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102 FPS
$8.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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132 FPS
$5.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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60 FPS
$20.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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95 FPS
$26.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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